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The hills are alive with the sound of rattlers

There's nothing like a rattlesnake–even one in a docile mood–to command an audience's attention. Bob Etienne understands his star attraction's magnetic appeal. When the Georgia Straight stopped in at the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos for a tour recently, the reptile specialist skillfully toyed with the onlookers' mixture of fear and fascination while conducting one of the daily snake interpretive sessions...