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By Anita L. Sherman
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Loring Anderson Jr. is a familiar face in Rappahannock County. He usually appears with a friendly smile and a ready handshake. But recently, Anderson had something to show folks — a mounted trophy of a former timber rattlesnake measuring nearly 6 ft. long.
Anderson was happy to share the story of his encounter with the reptile that he had last summer.
“I’d been up in the mountains bulldozing,” began Anderson, “when I got off to take a rest I found myself between the dozer and this snake. He was coiled up with his rattler shaking. He was ready to strike. I knew that it was going to be him or
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