Filename: WAM1641 Headline: Rattlesnake demonstrations at the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup. Sweetwater, Texas, USA, 2015. Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Description: More than 250,000 rattlesnakes have been caught and killed in the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup since 1959. Leading up to the event, wild-caught snakes are often kept for weeks or months without food or water in crowded and filthy conditions or solitary in bins, particularly poisonous ones, even though death from a rattlesnake bite is extremely rare. Rattlesnakes' lives are more similar to that of humans than we might realize. They live in social groups, form friendships, give birth to live young and care for their babies. Most rattlesnakes are caught from the wild by gassing, wherein gasoline or other toxins are poured into their winter dens, driving them to the surface where they can then be trapped. The Rattlesnake Roundup festivities feature activities such as skinning demonstrations for children, rattlesnake biting demonstrations, deep-fried rattlesnake stands, and a "Miss Snake Charmer" beauty pageant, which brings in large profits. Proponents of the roundup maintain that its focus has always been on public education. Area of Focus: Entertainment and Work,Wildlife Supplemental categories: Animal Fairs, Rattlesnake Roundup City: Sweetwater Province/State: Texas Country: USA Photographer/Filmmaker: Jo-Anne McArthur Credit: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Year: 2015 License Type(s): Non-Commercial Use Release status: No release;IP Present WA Keywords: Size: 4256px X 2832px

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