"Rattlesnake" in Shelbyville newspaper was a hoax

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Post by ProCroation » Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:41 pm

EDIT: Link below is not working for most people, especially mobile users. I added screenshots of the article a few posts down.

Some of you may recall an article in the Sentinel News about a lady finding a rattlesnake while cleaning brush behind her house last year. She took a picture of the rattlesnake and submitted it to the Sentinel News. They didn't question the validity of the story because the Fish and Wildlife "sent a local guy over that collects snakes" to remove it. So a "professional" did in fact lay eyes on a snake at this woman's residence.

Well I discovered that it's a lie on her behalf. A hoax if you will.

In the paper the State Herpetologist identified the snake in the picture as a Massasauga Rattlesnake, while the guy who handled it swore it wasn't a "poisonous" (in quotes because the word should be venomous) snake. How could the two fellas reach such differing conclusions I wondered. So I did some digging. It didn't take long.

A quick google search for "massasauga rattlesnake" brought me to an exact matching photo of the snake this lady submitted to the paper. When I clicked the image, I expected to be linked to the Sentinel News' online article. I was in for a surprise.

Here is the link to the Sentinel News article including the submitted picture below this paragraph. My next post will include the pictures from my google search. Pay close attention to the date of the Sentinel News article and then the date of the scientific blog article that will follow. Then look at the pictures of the snakes and tell me where this lady got her picture from...because she didn't take it with her phone or camera...

http://www.sentinelnews.com/content/rar ... y-crossing
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Post by GeminiXD9 » Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:53 pm

Guess the pulled the story. Link says cannot find the story on the mobile site
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Post by ProCroation » Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:56 pm

Well fuck...maybe they finally believed me haha.

I'll see if I still have the paper copy of the story here and take a picture of it.
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Post by ProCroation » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:05 pm

I just signed up for the paper online and can view it...I took pictures of the online article with my phone. Will post in just a sec
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Post by ProCroation » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:07 pm

Don't know why they posted sideways. I'll try to fix that.
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Post by Toddstang » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:12 pm

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Post by ProCroation » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:13 pm

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and the rest of the story...sorry to break it up into 3 posts.
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Post by GeminiXD9 » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:26 pm

What Todd said
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Post by WLJ » Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:11 pm

Forget snakes, Waffles!
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Post by jackalo626 » Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:30 pm

"Poisonous" lol. Chicken waffle sandwich as a side note is good!

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Post by ProCroation » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:49 am

Doubt I'd like a chicken waffle sandwich. Just sounds strange.

Anyway, I just wanted to share my findings. Not every day I get to blow a story open so to speak.
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Post by Toecutter1978 » Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:23 am

I haven't been to White Castles in a while...

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Post by ProCroation » Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:19 pm

HAHAHAHAHAHHA what have I created!?
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Post by Toddstang » Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:21 pm

I like Hershey Syrup on waffles with a little powdered sugar.

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Post by rustynuts » Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:34 pm

Wow. The "snake guy" really doesn't know shit, does he?

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Post by Toddstang » Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:40 pm

rustynuts wrote:Wow. The "snake guy" really doesn't know shit, does he?
He should buy a waffle iron.

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Post by rustynuts » Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:46 pm

Probably serve him better than his knowledge of snakes.

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