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threeplusfireUNITED STATES: RATTLESNAKE ROUND-UP
First conceived as a way to rid Sweetwater, Texas, of its abundance
of rattlers, the Rattlesnake Round-up has grown into a big event.
Held annually the second weekend in March, the round-up's annual
average catch is 12,000 pounds of Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.
There are snake hunts as well as demonstrations of snake handling and
snake milking (extracting the venom).
The round-up began in 1958:
http://www.rattlesnakeroundup.com
First conceived as a way to rid Sweetwater, Texas, of its abundance
of rattlers, the Rattlesnake Round-up has grown into a big event.
Held annually the second weekend in March, the round-up's annual
average catch is 12,000 pounds of Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.
There are snake hunts as well as demonstrations of snake handling and
snake milking (extracting the venom).
The round-up began in 1958:
http://www.rattlesnakeroundup.com