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Several venomous snake species in the United States have faded from public awareness despite remaining active in the wild.

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This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of how serpents slithered, and sometimes walked, their way through evolutionary history.

More than 35 years after their discovery, authorities were able to identify human remains in a Nashville cold case.