Snakes of New England & the World

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Seven-year-old Riley McKinnon looks up in fascination during Rick Roth's "Snakes of New England & the World" presentation Friday at the T.O.H.P. Burnham Free Library in Essex. Roth, executive director of the Rockport-based Cape Ann Vernal Pond team, introduced the awestruck audience of about 50 children to a variety of the slithery creatures.

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