Respected snake researcher dies from rattlesnake bite

A respected snake researcher who had been making significant discoveries about the species since childhood has died after being bitten by a timber rattler.

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Bull Run Mountains ,Virginia ,United States ,Stokesdale ,North Carolina ,Harpers Ferry ,West Virginia ,Falls Church ,John Sealy ,Renee Martin ,Joe Villari ,Williamh Marty Martin ,Dan Keyler ,Centers For Disease ,University Of Minnesota ,Bull Run Mountains Preserve ,Disease Control ,A Respected Snake Researcher Who Had Been Making Significant Discoveries About The Species Since Childhood Has Died After Being Bitten Bya Timber Rattler Williamh Marty Martin Aug 3 Day Before Captive On Property At His Home In Harpers Ferry ,Ccording To His Wife ,Ho Was 80 Years Old ,Ontinued To Make Arduous Mountain Hikes Document And Count Snake Populations In Remote Sites ,Aid Joe Villari ,Ho Manages The Bull Run Mountains Preserve In Northern Virginia And Would Accompany Martin On His Outings There He Was 80s ,Nd He Was Hard To Keep Up With ,Aid Villari ,Ho Made Ita Point To Join Martin On His Semiannual Treks Remote Mountain Dens Where The Snakes Would Live John Sealy ,A Rattlesnake Researcher From Stokesdale ,Ho Knew Martin For More Than 30 Years ,Aid Martin Was Perhaps The Foremost Authority On Timber Rattlers ,A Species He Studied Since Childhood Asa Boy ,Artin Founda Population Of Timber Rattlers In The Bull Run Mountains That Was Previously Unknown ,Nd Convinceda Herpetologist To Come Out And Verify The Find Sealy Said Martin Was Known Throughout Community Of Snake Experts For His Field Work Research ,Nd His Ability To Find And Documenta Species That Makes Itself Hard They Re Extremely Secretive Animals ,E Said Deaths From Snakebites Are Extremely Rare The Centers For Disease Control Estimates They Account About Five Fatalities Annually In Us Dan Keyler ,A Toxicology Professor At The University Of Minnesota And An Expert On Snakebites ,Aida Second Snakebite Can Be More Dangerous Thana First For Some People And Rattlesnakes If They Grow Toa Size That Allows Them To Inject Venom Age Also Bea Factor Ina Persons Susceptibility Martin Had Been Bitten Before In His Career ,Ut Recovered Villari Said Timber Rattlers Tend To Be Docile ,Void Human Contact And Often Wont Bite Even If They Re Accidentally Stepped On Save Their Venom For Prey ,She Said ,Respected Snake Researcher Dies From Rattlesnake Bite ,