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Illinois Herpetologist Studies Timber Rattlesnake, Courtesy Of A Private Landowner

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Kevin Boucher
Published April 19, 2018 at 7:00 AM CDT
WSIU/Kevin Boucher
Timber Rattlesnake Photographed In Jackson County Illinois. 2015

WSIU Radio speaks with Scott Ballard, a Herpetologist talks about taking in a pregnant Timber Rattlesnake found on private land in southern Illinois.
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