This figure was alternately nicknamed "the Snag" and "the Snapping-Turtle," and is frequently described in stories as "half-horse, half-alligator.
In one story about this figure, he tricks a man into thinking he can diagnose the black murrain in order to kill some sheep and throw them in a river. This figure was often challenged to contests by people who wanted to win his prized single red feather, which he wore to signify his physical prowess. This figure was alternately nicknamed "the Snag" and "the Snapping-Turtle," and is frequently described in stories as "half-horse, half-alligator." Most accounts of his death agree that he was murdered by Talbott for killing his friend Carpenter. This figure used his gun Bang-All to shoot tin cups of whiskey off of people's heads. He declared "I'm a Salt River roarer! I'm a ring-tailed squealer" in his "brag," which may have been addressed to Davy Crockett. For 10 points, name this figure from American folklore who sailed the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers as the king of the keelboaters.
In one story about this figure, he tricks a man into thinking he can diagnose the black murrain in order to kill some sheep and throw them in a river.
Mike Fink