Respected snake researcher dies from rattlesnake bite

Respected Snake Researcher Dies From Rattlesnake Bite At 80

William H. “Marty” Martin was a leading authority on timber rattlers, a species he had been studying since discovering a previously unknown population as a child.

Respected snake researcher dies from rattlesnake bite

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A respected snake researcher who had been making significant discoveries about the species since childhood has died after being bitten by a timber rattler.William H. “Marty” Martin died Aug. 3 after being bitten the day before by a captive snake on the property at his home in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, according to his wife, Renee Martin.Martin, who was 80 years old, continued to make arduous mountain hikes to document and…

Renowned snake researcher dies from rattlesnake bite in West Virginia

Martin was perhaps the foremost authority on timber rattlers, according to another rattlesnake researcher.

Renowned snake researcher dead after he was bitten by rattlesnake in West Virginia

William H. “Marty” Martin, 80, was killed on Aug. 3 after he was bitten by a timber rattler on his property in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, according to his wife, Renee Martin.

Respected snake researcher dies from rattlesnake bite

A respected snake researcher who'd been making significant discoveries about the species since childhood has died after being bitten by a timber rattler.

Respected snake researcher dies from rattlesnake bite

A respected snake researcher who'd been making significant discoveries about the species since childhood has died after being bitten by a timber rattler.