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Rattlesnake Roundup Sweetwater Texas 2009

I went back to the Rattlesnake Roundup this year and not much has changed over the past two years but some of the people doing the snake prep were women/girls this time and there were a few other differences. The weather was cool, mid 30's, and wet so the snakes were a bit more sluggish and the outside vendors had few visitors the day that I was there (It did finally warm up to the 50's on the last day of the event). More snakes are killed by cars and trucks on roadways in the area than are collected by the Rattlesnake Hunt each spring. They have been doing this for 50+ years and the population is still quite large in the area.
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Sweetwater Rattlesnake 2009 118.JPG
Sweetwater Rattlesnake 2009 118.JPG
Sweetwater Rattlesnake 2009 119.JPG
Sweetwater Rattlesnake 2009 119.JPG
Sweetwater Rattlesnake 2009 120.JPG
Sweetwater Rattlesnake 2009 120.JPG
Sweetwater Rattlesnake 2009 121.JPG
Sweetwater Rattlesnake 2009 121.JPG
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Sweetwater Rattlesnake 2009 123.JPG
Yes, that is a live rattlesnake around her
Yes, that is a live rattlesnake around her
Bus used for in the field Rattlesnake Tours, parked because of bad weather this day
Bus used for in the field Rattlesnake Tours, parked because of bad weather this day
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