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The Last of the Granite State Rattlesnakes
June 26 7:00 pm
DDan Billin
Dan Billin
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Rattlesnakes were so common in colonial-era New Hampshire that dozens of places were named for them, ranging from the Massachusetts border to the White Mountains. They were so abundant some settlers could pay their property taxes with the bounties offered for killing them.
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Today, however, Crotalus horridus, the timber rattlesnake, is the state’s rarest native animal—only a handful are known to survive. State law protects them now, but that may not be enough to save them.
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Mr. Billin will present vivid, little-known stories and images from the centuries-long war that has brought our rattlesnakes to the brink of extirpation. He will review what is and isn’t being done today to conserve our rattlesnakes, and the many obstacles to their survival.
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Dan Billin
Dan Billin is a New Hampshire native. He was a newspaper reporter for 20 years, 18 of those were in New Hampshire - at the Laconia Evening Citizen and the Lebanon Valley News.
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For the last 20 years, he has worked in the Corporate and Foundation Relations office at Dartmouth College. Dan has presented historical lectures all across the state for the past 12 years for New Hampshire Humanities.
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This program is sponsored by NH Humanities and The Mountain View Grand.
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