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INDEX 
Dual occupancy of winter quar¬ 
ters, 58 
Hard shell gopher builds rattlers’ 
winter home, 4 
Hibernation of mates, 8 
Preparation for winter, 3, 21 
Hypnotism 
Aids to rattlers’ hypnotic powers, 
167, 173 
Blind minister’s experience, 214 
General comment, 25, 26, 141 
Incidents which testify to the rep¬ 
tiles’ hypnotic ability, 27, 29, 30, 
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 81, 82, 83, 84, 
85, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 96, 104, 
105, 106, 114, 162, 163, 164, 168, 
169, 170, 171, 172, 211, 212, 213, 
261, 262 
Insects are hypnotists, 35, 36, 37, 
38 
Noiseless method of securing food, 
79, 80 
Optical illusions, 164, 165, 166 
Origin and use of hypnotism, 109, 
110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 
Power over birds, 38 
Quotations supporting author’s 
contentions, 168, 169, 170, 171 
Susceptibility of human beings, 
172 
Suspended animation, 44, 253, 254 
Weird designs and their effect 
upon the human senses, 39, 173, 
174, 179 
Live Rattlers; How they are Cap¬ 
tured 
Bagging the rattler, 143, 144 
“Excavating” for rattlers, 7, 8, 47, 
48 
Imprisoning snakes in “gopher” 
holes, 250 
“Noosing” a rattler, 50, 51, 234 
Man’s Worship of Serpents 
Indians immune to rattler’s bite, 
198, 210 
Magical powers attributed to rat¬ 
tler, 191 
Snake cults and serpent worship, 
192, 193, 194, 195, 196 
Snake dance of the Hopis, 197 
Mating 
Battle for possession of mate, 45, 
46 
“Calls” used by reptiles, 16, 17, 18, 
19, 83, 134, 135, 176, 177, 237, 
243, 244, 245, 246, 261 
Communication by secret means, 
16, 133, 138, 139 
Elimination of the unfit, 46 
Hibernation of mates, 8 
Rivalry between males, 152, 153 
Travel separately, 16, 133, 135, 
136 
Uncanny knowledge of injury to 
mate, 16, 131, 133 
Mythology of Reptiles 
Caduceus; ancient and modern 
use, 181, 182, 183 
Caduceus; form, 180, 181, 182, 183 
Caduceus; origin of, 180, 181, 182 
Caduceus; symbol of health, 178 
Caduceus; symbol of immortality, 
179 
Natural Enemies of the Rattler 
“Biddy hen” attacks rattler, 67 
Enemies are numerous, 100, 101 
Fire their worst enemy, 127, 129 
King snake, 106, 107, 115, 117, 119, 
121, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 229, 
230 
Physical Data Pertaining to the 
Rattler 
Age, 232 
Dangerous even after death, 259, 
260 
Enormous size, 88, 155, 211, 232, 
249 
Freedom from disease, 145 
Legs; do snakes have them?, 256 
Odor of the rattler, 147, 159, 167, 
168 
Sense of hearing a mystery, 107, 
108, 206 
Strength is unbelievable, 144 
“Whistler” a part of his equip¬ 
ment, 245 
Reaction of Lower Order of Ani¬ 
mals to Human Emotions 
Betrayal of confidence resented, 
185 
Confusion created by man’s vary¬ 
ing moods, 185 
Glandular secretions and their ef¬ 
fect upon reaction of wild crea¬ 
tures, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190 
Reaction to fear, 184, 186 
