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Texas Rattlesnake Roundups

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Begun as an organized form of predator control in the 1920s for many years rattlesnake roundups have been promoted as community events and civic fundraisers. This is the dark truth behind one of the states most protected festivals. Rattlesnake Roundup We Animals Media Volunteers and spectators gather for the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater Texas. Texas rattlesnake roundups . Smart News Keeping you current Controversial Texas Rattlesnake Roundup Nets Largest Catch to Date One of the worlds largest rattlesnake roundup bagged. Worlds Largest Rattlesnake Roundup will be on March 8 9 10 2019 Sweetwater is a municipality in and the seat of Nolan County Texas United States. Started in 1958 the Sweetwater Jaycees Worlds Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up is hosted annually in Sweetwater Texas the second weekend in March at the Nolan County Coliseum in Newman Park. Rattlesnake roundups became popular in Texas in the last 50 to 60 years as a way of limiting the number of snakes around c...