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Birthplace of Rivers—West Virginia’s First National Monument?

July 6, 2016 Tagged With: West Virginia Wilderness Coalition

We arrived just in time to see Roy Moose handling the timber rattlesnake. On a long, hooked pole, the rattler slithered up slowly towards Moose’s arms. Whenever he got too close, Moose skillfully shifted the balance back down towards the pole’s far end, and the snake slipped towards the hook, both ends—fangs and rattle—dangling uselessly in the air. Read the Full Story >>

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