Jaycee volunteer snake handlers work the western diamondback rattlesnake pit 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 volunteer snake handlers work the western diamondback rattlesnake pit 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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