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Article: SNAKE SIGHTINGS RATTLE NERVES REPORTS OF POISONOUS SNAKE ENCOUNTERS ON THE RISE ALL OVER THE REGION THIS YEAR.(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- June 5, 2004
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Byline: jeffrey s. hampton THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
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CORRECTION: CORRECTION The Eastern diamondback rattlesnake is not the most venomous snake in the United States. It is the largest venomous snake in the U.S. Also, snakes that inject poison are called venomous rather than poisonous snakes. A story and photo captions in Saturday's North Carolina section contained incorrect information. Correction published June 11, 2004, page A2.
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Gwen Tatum was swimming last weekend in the Currituck Sound near her Bells Island home when two water moccasins passed nearby.
Tatum and a friend frantically ran for shore without stopping to ...