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Gary Borders: Back in the day, dead snake photos could sell papers

Red River Radio | By Gary Borders
Published April 11, 2014 at 7:35 AM CDT
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Diboll Free Press, 1984

Commentator Gary Borders enjoys combing through the archives of small-town newspapers. He explores the curious tradition of dead snake photos making their way into the pages of East Texas newspapers.

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Gary Borders
Gary Borders has been an East Texas journalist and editor for more than 40 years. He works now as a freelance writer, editor and photographer. You can see his work at garyborders.com. He has written for World Wildlife magazine, Texas Monthly, Texas Observer and Airstream Life.
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