Central Virginia is home to two kinds of poisonous snakes — the brightly-colored copperhead and the darker, larger timber rattlesnake which tends to stay in more mountainous areas. Both poisonous snakes have elliptical pupils and triangular heads. Last year, the Blue Ridge Poison Center at the University of Virginia Health System received more than 90 calls about victims of poisonous snakebites. “The problem usually comes from people who are messing with them,” said Dr. Christopher Holstege, medical director of the poison center. If you see a snake, he advised, “Back up. Stay away from it. Don't jab it with a stick. Just go around it.” For what and what not to do if bitten, call the poison center at 1-800-222-1222. Full story.

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It’s safe to say that most men don’t like to spend whatever free time they have at the mall shopping for clothes. That’s where David Bostick (left) comes in. Bostick, a U.Va. alumnus with a degree in Rhetoric & Communication Studies, offers a rare but increasingly popular service to the men of Alabama. Bostick is a personal clothier who travels to the offices and homes of Birmingham’s attorneys and businessmen, offering them advice on how they can dress for success. He calls his business Classic Apparel. But classic doesn’t have to mean boring. That’s what he tells his clients. “You don’t have to wear a blue suit with a red tie and a white shirt.” Full story.

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