The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

SEVERED SNAKE

IF YOU CUT A SNAKE IN HALF IT WILL GROW BACK TOGETHER AND CRAWL
AWAY.

Submitter comment: LEARNED AS A CHILD IN GRAND MARAIS, MICHIGAN WHERE THE EXPERIMENT
WAS TRIED. MRS. HANEY AND FRIENDS SEVERED A GARTER SNAKE, LEFT
THE AREA AND RETURNED TO FIND BOTH PIECES GONE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT