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Everything You May Want to Know About Rattlesnakes

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Virginia has three venomous snakes: the Northern Copperhead, the Eastern Cottonmouth and Timber Rattlesnake. They share the distinctive characteristics of producing venom, having heat-sensing facial pits, and hinged fangs. Tab O'Neal reports.

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