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Rattlesnakes: The sharks of the West

By Samantha Wright
Published August 25, 2022 at 2:11 PM MDT
Photo courtesy of Dave Jensen, Owner of Wasatch Snake Removal, LLC

People have always feared the unknown and that fear transforms some animals into monsters in our minds, like sharks in the ocean, or rattlesnakes in the West.

The Mountain West News Bureau's Madelyn Beck hiked up to the Boise foothills to learn more about these villainized snakes.

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As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life!). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.
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