Is there really such a thing as a royal mole catcher?

The position was created in France 330 years ago by King Louis XIV to help protect 2,000 acres of horticultural wonders at his Palace of Versailles. The king is gone, but the position of mole catcher still exists. The current royal mole catcher is Jerome Dormion, 36, who dispatches the underground rodents with a neck-breaking trap that he likens to a guillotine.

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