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Watch Now: Tucson resident has close encounter with diamondback rattlesnake
- By Jasmine Demers & Henry Brean Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson resident and Arizona Daily Star reporter Henry Brean was nearly bit by a western diamondback rattlesnake in the yard behind his Oro Valley home. Phew! We're sorry for your scare Henry, but grateful for the chance to see this rattler up close!
Jasmine Demers
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Arizona typically leads the nation in the number of rattlesnake bites per capita, and last year, Pima County recorded 100 of them, more than any other county in the state.
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