Rattlesnake Kate
Rattlesnake Kate was a real legend of the West. Not an imaginary one like Paul Bunyan. Newspaper reporters came from miles to see her. She became famous after an incident involving her, a no hunting sign, and over 140 rattlesnakes. As the story goes, in 1925, Kate and her son were on horseback when she dismounted to open a gate. She shot a rattlesnake with her .22, only to have three more appear. She shot those, too. But still more appeared. Not wanting to use up all of her bullets, she grabbed a nearby 'No Hunting' sign and proceeded to use…