how did the snake river get its name
Snake River
More than 11,000 years ago , prehistoric Native Americans lived along the Snake . Salmon from the Pacific Ocean spawned by the millions in the river . These fish were central to the lives of the people along the Snake below Shoshone Falls . By the time Lewis and Clark crossed the Rockies and sighted the valley of a Snake tributary , the Nez Perce and Shoshone were the most powerful peoples in the region . Some tribes adopted use of horses after contact with Europeans , which reshaped their hunting and cultures for the next few hundred years before outside settlement . Later explorers and fur trappers further changed and used the resources of the Snake River basin . At one point , a hand sign made by the Shoshones representing fish was misinterpreted to represent a snake , giving the Snake River its name . 
More than 11,000 years ago , prehistoric Native Americans lived along the Snake . Salmon from the Pacific Ocean spawned by the millions in the river . These fish were central to the lives of the people along the Snake below Shoshone Falls . By the time Lewis and Clark crossed the Rockies and sighted the valley of a Snake tributary , the Nez Perce and Shoshone were the most powerful peoples in the region . Some tribes adopted use of horses after contact with Europeans , which reshaped their hunting and cultures for the next few hundred years before outside settlement . Later explorers and fur trappers further changed and used the resources of the Snake River basin . At one point , a hand sign made by the Shoshones representing fish was misinterpreted to represent a snake , giving the Snake River its name .
Fish were central to the lives of the people along the Snake River below Shoshone Falls. At one point, a hand sign made by the Shoshones representing fish was misinterpreted to represent a snake, giving the Snake River its name.
These fish were central to the lives of the people along the Snake below Shoshone Falls . At one point , a hand sign made by the Shoshones representing fish was misinterpreted to represent a snake , giving the Snake River its name .
At one point , a hand sign made by the Shoshones representing fish was misinterpreted to represent a snake , giving the Snake River its name .
At one point , a hand sign made by the Shoshones representing fish was misinterpreted to represent a snake , giving the Snake River its name .