Red-spotted garter snake

Jun 7 1804

Missouri River near Osage River — Charles Floyd: June 7, 1804

...l and other things We Kild 1804] FLOYD’S JOURNAL 3 Rattel Snakes at that Rock 5 miles to Creek on the N Side Called Good woman Creek Strong watter past severall Is...

Jul 25 1804

Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Charles Floyd: July 25, 1804

...miles Came to on the South Side to Dine rest a Short time a Snake Bit Jo. Fieldes on the Side of the foot which Sweled much apply Barks to Coor [cure] and passed a C...

Jun 28 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 28, 1805

...out in order to go on to the 3 forks, expecting to find the Snake nation, near that place. Some cloudy. the Musquetoes verry troublesome. I cannot keep them out of m...

Jun 29 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 29, 1805

...pleanty of Elk sign. we Saw a great many different kinds of Snakes along the R [iver].

Oct 8 1805

Clearwater to Snake River — John Ordway: October 8, 1805

Sometime changing the officers canoes &C. hid a canister of Powder by a broken top tree, about 9 oClock we Set out and proceeded on...

Oct 8 1805

Clearwater to Snake River — Patrick Gass: October 8, 1805

our voyage down the river: passed three islands and several rapids; and at noon stopped at some Indian lodges, of which there are a great...

Oct 9 1805

Clearwater to Snake River — John Ordway: October 9, 1805

I went with Eight men after the remainder of the meat, rained hard all day. we returned towards evening with the meat and found the...

Oct 9 1805

Clearwater to Snake River — Patrick Gass: October 9, 1805

... we got her completed and all the baggage dry. Here our old Snake guide deserted and took his son with him. I suspect he was afraid of being cast away passing the ra...

Oct 10 1805

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 10, 1805

rainy morning, the waves not So high as yesterdy we loaded the canoes and Set out and went on passed high clifts of rocks, and...

Oct 10 1805

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — Patrick Gass: October 10, 1805

and passed over some very bad rapids. In passing over one a canoe sprung a leak, but did not sink; though the greater part of...

Oct 11 1805

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 11, 1805

huts, rained the greater part of the day. George Gibson Sick. Thcrsday 12th Decr 1805. a number of the Clatsop Indians visited us. we finished...

Oct 11 1805

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — Patrick Gass: October 11, 1805

ceeded on about 6 miles, and halted at some lodges of the natives, where we gof fish and several dogs. We continued here about an...

Oct 12 1805

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 12, 1805

... had reached the point where the Clearwater loses itself in Snake River, the great southern fork of the Columbia. The towns of Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Wash.,...

Oct 12 1805

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — Patrick Gass: October 12, 1805

early. Two of the Flathead chiefs remained on board with us, and two of their men went with the stranger in a small canoe, and...

Oct 13 1805

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 13, 1805

untill about 10 oClock then took down one canoe at a time be- low the rapids, all the men who could not swim carried each...