Jaycee volunteers snake handlers process western diamondback rattlers removing the skin during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 13, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. During the three-day event approximately 240,000 pounds of rattlesnake will be collected, milked and served to support charity.


Jaycee volunteers snake handlers process western diamondback rattlers removing the skin during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 13, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. During the three-day event approximately 240,000 pounds of rattlesnake will be collected, milked and served to support charity.


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