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Posted: 09/17/12 at 6:25 am Updated: 09/17/12 at 6:26 pm
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MOUNT TOM, Mass. (WHDH) -- A hiker in Massachusetts is recovering after being bitten by a venomous snake over the weekend.
Holyoke police said the man was hiking on Mount Tom, near the Easthampton line, when he was bitten by a copperhead Saturday night.
The man killed the snake and put it in a bag for identification.
The hiker was treated at the hospital.
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