Adventure With a Tie-Snake (Natchez)
The Tie-Snake (u'lax daxgi'ilu in Natchez) is a water spirit common to Southeastern Native American folklore. Though the size and shape of an ordinary snake, Tie-Snakes possess immense strength and can coil around a human with crushing force. In the Natchez story, a man encountered a Tie-Snake while fishing. The snake rose from the water and tried to drag him under. The man fought bravely, remembering the teachings of his elders, and managed to cut the snake in half with his knife. The two halves of the Tie-Snake transformed into eels and slithered away into the water. The story teaches that k