Description

This episode is officially dedicated to Rattlesnake Kate - one of the (many) badass female settlers who killed 140 rattlesnakes BY HAND! Listen for the whole insane story, plus some bonus history of Greeley and some other awesome female pioneers!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://greeleymuseums.com/a-girl-and-her-snakes-the-story-of-kate-mchale-slaughterback/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_McHale_Slaughterback

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7aTiy0d_WA

https://www.westword.com/arts/rattlesnake-kate-reignites-the-legend-of-colorados-famous-frontierswoman-13308617

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/greeley#:~:text=Founded%20as%20an%20agricultural%20colony,oil%20and%20natural%20gas%20development.