The 86-year-old Okeene Rattlesnake Roundup kicks off this week and is one of several rattler-themed community events in western Oklahoma. If you're interested in hunting for snakes or just want to ...

Public outrage has caused many rattlesnake roundups—killing contests held in the name of public safety—to go out of business or convert to no-kill wildlife festivals. But in Texas and Oklahoma, these ...

The Sweetwater Jaycees' 67th annual Rattlesnake Roundup began on Friday. West Texas is home to about four species of ...

SWEETWATER, Texas — The Sweetwater Jaycees are hosting the world’s largest annual Rattlesnake Roundup, an event that helps control rattlesnake populations throughout the Big Country. The roundup ...

SWEETWATER, Texas — The 66th annual World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater began Thursday, as many people will begin bringing in rattlesnakes for all kinds of purposes. Operated by the ...

The World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup, now in its 67th year, took place in Sweetwater last weekend. The event began in the 1950s as a way to control the rattlesnake population within the city. Venom ...

WOODSTOCK, Ga. — An annual rattlesnake roundup in south Georgia recently changed the format of this month’s event to celebrate living snakes without skinning and butchering them, earning plaudits from ...

NOXEN, Pa. — While many people tend to be afraid of snakes, in Noxen there is a whole weekend dedicated to the rattlesnake. "The Rattlesnake Round-up is a typical fireman's bazaar with a little bit of ...