Katherine McHale Slaughterback | |
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Born | near Longmont, Colorado, United States | July 25, 1893
Died | October 6, 1969 Weld County General Hospital, Greeley, Colorado, United States | (aged 76)
Known for | Once killing 140 rattlesnakes |
Spouse | 6, including Jack Slaughterback |
Children | Ernie Adamson |
Katherine McHale Slaughterback (July 25, 1893 – October 6, 1969), popularly called Rattlesnake Kate, but also known as Kate Garner, was a woman from Colorado. She garnered fame for an incident in which she killed 140 rattlesnakes.