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    “Snakes of West Virginia” program coming to Holly River State Park

    A park ranger handles a non-venomous West Virginia snake. Photo courtesy W.Va. Dept. of Commerce

    Holly River State Park will host "Snakes of West Virginia," a family program investigating native West Virginia snakes, at 2 p.m. on July 6, according to officials with the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources.

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    Park naturalist Jane Birdsong said division biologist Jim Fregonara will provide families an up-close look at live snakes focused on their eating and mating habits, life expectancy, and habitat.

    “Jim does a great job discussing the difference between venomous and non-venomous snakes and explains the key role snakes play in a healthy environment,” Birdsong said.

    Located in the scenic Hacker Valley in Webster County in central West Virginia, Holly River is a drive of about a 30 minutes south of the W.Va. State Wildlife Center in Upshur County on WV-20.

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    The park features camping, a restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool, and  legacy cabin rentals, as well as fishing, picnicking, hiking trails, and planned summer activities.

    The Holly River presentation starts at 2 p.m. in the Anderson Activities Building.

    The program will be offered again at Beech Fork State Park on Aug. 3 at 7 p.m.  At Beech Fork's headquarters' activities room, the program will be hosed by Brian Tabor, Beech Fork park naturalist.

    Call 304-493-6353 for information on the Holly River "Snakes of West Virginia" program.

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    Will Reedy
    Will Reedyhttp://wvexplorer.com
    A consummate outdoorsman, Will Reedy has been hunting and fishing West Virginia since he was first able to wield rod and gun. He has been an outdoors writer for West Virginia Explorer since 2001.

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