Snake
Animal · mentioned in 30 journal entries
Planning
Westward
Fort Clatsop
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AI-extracted reference. Each entry below was identified by AI as mentioning Snake. Spelling variants may not be merged. see related variants →
Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
5
mentions via 2
variants:
rattlesnake (3) · snake (2)
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi)
Bullsnake, Say's pine snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi)
Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus)
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Red-spotted garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus)
Wandering garter snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans)
Western hog-nose snake (Heterodon nasicus)
Missouri River near Jefferson City area — Charles Floyd: June 14, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jun 14, 1804 · Missouri River near Jefferson City area
"hundreds said to be at this place"
— transcribed as Snakes
Clark: June 14, 1804
William Clark · Jun 14, 1804 · Missouri River near Jefferson City area
"reported to gobble like turkey"
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 19, 1804
John Ordway · Jun 19, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"numerous around the bluff"
— transcribed as snakes
Clark: June 23, 1804
William Clark · Jun 23, 1804 · Missouri River near Arrow Rock
"large snake tried to reach meat, killed"
Clark: June 24, 1804
William Clark · Jun 24, 1804 · Missouri River near Arrow Rock
"large snake swam to bank seeking deer"
Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Charles Floyd: July 3, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jul 3, 1804 · Missouri River near Leavenworth area
"bit Jo. Fieldes on foot"
Independence Day on the Missouri
Jul 4, 1804 · Independence Creek, Kansas
"bit Joseph Fields"
— transcribed as snake
John Ordway: July 4, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 4, 1804 · Independence Creek area, Doniphan County, Kansas
"bit J° Fields on foot"
Patrick Gass: July 4, 1804
Patrick Gass · Jul 4, 1804 · Near Independence Creek area, Atchison County, Kansas / Doniphan County, Kansas
"bit one of the people, not dangerously"
— transcribed as snake
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 6, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 6, 1804 · Missouri River near St. Joseph area
"man bitten by snake recovering"
— transcribed as snake
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Charles Floyd: July 25, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jul 25, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"bit Jo. Fieldes on foot"
Clark: August 8, 1804
William Clark · Aug 8, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"noted not plenty in this part"
— transcribed as Snakes
Clark: October 17, 1804
William Clark · Oct 17, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"Ricara traditions; man saw numbers of snakes"
— transcribed as Snakes
Clark: February 28, 1805
William Clark · Feb 28, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"root cures bites"
— transcribed as Snakes
Clark: March 21, 1805
William Clark · Mar 21, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"plant root cures bite of"
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"many different kinds along shores"
— transcribed as snakes
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 29, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 29, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"many different kinds along river"
— transcribed as Snakes
Lewis: July 24, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 24, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"various colors, examined teeth, non-poisonous"
— transcribed as snakes
Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: July 24, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 24, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"many different kinds along river"
— transcribed as Snakes
Clark: November 5, 1805
William Clark · Nov 5, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"saw 17 on an island"
— transcribed as Snakes
Clark: November 29, 1805
William Clark · Nov 29, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"seen in abundance"
— transcribed as Snakes
Clark: November 30, 1805
William Clark · Nov 30, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"seen in plenty"
— transcribed as Snakes
Clark: December 30, 1805
William Clark · Dec 30, 1805 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established
"yet to be seen"
— transcribed as Snakes
Clark: December 31, 1805
William Clark · Dec 31, 1805 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established
"yet to be seen"
— transcribed as snakes
Clark: March 28, 1806
William Clark · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"garter-like, black with yellow stripe, non-poisonous"
— transcribed as Snakes
Lewis: March 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"large numbers like garter snakes"
— transcribed as snakes
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 28, 1806
John Ordway · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"thick as grass spears, various kinds"
— transcribed as Snakes
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 28, 1806
Patrick Gass · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"numerous on the island"
— transcribed as snakes
Clark: May 16, 1806
William Clark · May 16, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"resembles rattlesnake, longer and innocent"
— transcribed as snake
Lewis: May 16, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 16, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"killed near camp, 3 feet 11 inches"
— transcribed as snake
