This week’s Throwback Thursday article focuses on the history of rattlesnake stories from Clearfield County.  Timber rattlesnakes are one of the remaining symbols of Pennsylvania’s wilderness areas. The rattlesnake is now a protected species in Pennsylvania. Taking (killing, injuring, harassing) of rattlesnakes without a permit is prohibited.  This was not the case back in the … Continue reading THROWBACK THURSDAY: Monster Rattlers from Clearfield County’s Past