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Teens use pointers from reality TV show to catch rattlesnake

Sunday, August 12, 2018
HOOKSETT, N.H. (WPVI) -- A pair of New Hampshire teenagers say pointers they picked up on reality TV helped them catch a rattlesnake in a backyard.

Sasha DeJong and his brother Shawn spotted the timber rattlesnake on Friday on their neighbor's property in the town of Hooksett.
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Sasha said they used tips they learned from "Animal Planet" on the Discovery Channel to catch the snake, which is an endangered species.

They got the snake to curl onto a swimming pool rod, then they carefully placed the reptile in a trash bin.

Fish and Game officials then removed the microchipped snake and released him in the forest.
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