Article: Snake show grabs the attention of N.C. students.

Byline: Jeffrey S. Hampton

Jun. 3--You might say John "JB" Barnes of Moyock got his start in business at 7 years old when four snakes he'd caught got loose in the house the same night his sister was having a pajama party. The girls hovered around him while he searched for the snakes and reassured them everything would be all right. "That was a good thing," he said. "I've been hooked ever since." In January, Barnes and his family started JB's Rattles, an educational and entertaining demonstration using a collection of more than 70 snakes, including some of the most venomous in the world. Barnes has long collected snakes and had taken them for demonstrations to ...

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