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Colorado officers help capture, release rattlesnake discovered near Adams City High School

Two Commerce City police officers are officially "rattlesnake wranglers" after their latest encounter with wildlife. The officers said the rattlesnake was discovered outside Adams City High School by a passerby.

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Two Commerce City police officers relocated a rattlesnake found near Adams City High School. Commerce City Police

That's when officers Sutherland and Majka used a pole to capture the snake and they put him in the back of a patrol car. They took a little trip to a nearby field where they released the snake. 

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Commerce City police officers relocated a rattlesnake after it was discovered near Adams City High School. Commerce City Police
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