The Woman Who Struck Fear into the Hearts of…Rattlesnakes
I couldn’t resist sharing this tale with y’all. I was doing a little research and stumbled across the story of Kate McHale Slaughterback. Born in Longmont, CO in 1894, Kate was a pistol. By all accounts, she was strong-willed, independent, arguably surly, and she did not like to be told what to do. By anybody. Which may account for several failed marriages. Perhaps headstrong to a fault, I can’t help but think this is the very flaw that saved her life and created her legend.