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- 1 2 3 Tryon, Henry (1939). Fearsome Critters. Idlewild Press. p. 45.
- 1 2 Art Childs ( w , a ). Yarns of the Big Woods .Evening Star(Washington, D.C.).1925,Associated Editors,p. 7.
- ↑ Rockwell, J. E. (February 1910). "Some Lumberjack Myths". The Outer's Book. pp. 157–160. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ↑ Buckhorn Tavern (1950), SHOVEL-TAILED SNOW-SNAKE Largest one ever seen in Rice Lake, Wisc., Cincinnati, OH: Picto Cards Kaeser & Blair