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Anderson whose father had a penchant for snakes.
“My father loved snakes and when I was a little boy we’d hunt them but not to kill. There was a place in Washington, D.C. that would pay for their venom to use to make anti-venom serum.”
Face-to-face
While Anderson’s encounter was dramatic and turned out well for him and untimely for the timber rattler, the chances of having a face-toface showdown with a rattler are probably slim.
Karen Beck-Herzog, managing assistant for the Shenandoah National Park, couldn’t recall any human/ snake encounters on her watch.
“We have a knowledgeable ranger that works here who studies snakes and is only aware of a couple of snakebite victims over the course of many years — and those people were allergic to them.”
Certainly timber rattlesnakes and cooperheads are part of the natural fabric that make up Rappahannock County, and while many have seen them, few can claim, like Anderson, to have faced one who was ready to strike.
Anita Sherman may be reached at asherman@timespapers.com
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