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Article: Barney the bug man: one visit with him took me on several adventures. (BArney Towberlin collects snake venom, insects, arachnids, and reptiles for scientists, TV programs, movies, and museums)(Jennifer's Journal)
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- Highlights for Children
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- March 1, 1997
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Barney Tomberlin is a lizard man, a snake man, and a bug man. He is a hardworking Good Samaritan. He is the unofficial mayor of his town. And his favorite creatures are those that slither, creep, and crawl -- animals with too few legs, or too many.
I met Barney while doing research for a rattlesnake book. I was looking for an expert, so one who had studied the animals in the wild. A friend of mine, who is a biologist, told me, "Barney is your man. He knows rattlesnakes as well as anybody around."
I drove to Portal, the southern Arizona town where Barney lives. Portal is a one-street town, with a cafe, gas station and store, post office, and a library ...
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Article: Bug man in Chch
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... ... gala fund-raising evening at the Chateau on the Park, on February 22. Pre-dinner drinks and a three-course meal will be followed by a talk by the Bug Man, Ruud Kleinpaste. Tickets are available from the foundation, phone 375- 4355.
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