my name is riley sawyers and I’m a past president and this year’s PR chairman
president and this year’s PR chairman
president and this year’s PR chairman for the world’s largest Sweetwater JC’s
for the world’s largest Sweetwater JC’s
for the world’s largest Sweetwater JC’s Rattlesnake Roundup
it all started back in 1958 when area
it all started back in 1958 when area farmers and ranchers came to the JC’s
farmers and ranchers came to the JC’s
farmers and ranchers came to the JC’s and said hey man y’all know we got tons
and said hey man y’all know we got tons
and said hey man y’all know we got tons of rattlesnakes now let’s catch them and
of rattlesnakes now let’s catch them and
of rattlesnakes now let’s catch them and do something with well really about 1959
do something with well really about 1959
do something with well really about 1959 1960 it started growing more media
1960 it started growing more media
1960 it started growing more media started getting involved and more people
started getting involved and more people
started getting involved and more people started hearing about it and it just has
started hearing about it and it just has
started hearing about it and it just has grown tremendously so there’s about
grown tremendously so there’s about
grown tremendously so there’s about thirty to forty thousand people a year
thirty to forty thousand people a year
thirty to forty thousand people a year come to Sweetwater where we live and do
come to Sweetwater where we live and do
come to Sweetwater where we live and do business had a we prefer not to every
business had a we prefer not to every
business had a we prefer not to every step he takes their rattlesnakes so well
step he takes their rattlesnakes so well
step he takes their rattlesnakes so well that’s one reason we have the roundup is
that’s one reason we have the roundup is
that’s one reason we have the roundup is just own population control we catch up
just own population control we catch up
just own population control we catch up approximate average of about 5,000
approximate average of about 5,000
approximate average of about 5,000 pounds a year hunters will start
pounds a year hunters will start
pounds a year hunters will start bringing those snakes in we buy them for
bringing those snakes in we buy them for
bringing those snakes in we buy them for a nominal fee they’re thrown into a pit
a nominal fee they’re thrown into a pit
a nominal fee they’re thrown into a pit and from that pit they go to the milking
and from that pit they go to the milking
and from that pit they go to the milking pit where you actually take the venom
pit where you actually take the venom
pit where you actually take the venom out of their glands and from that
out of their glands and from that
out of their glands and from that station they go to research where
station they go to research where
station they go to research where they’re measured sex and weight and that
they’re measured sex and weight and that
they’re measured sex and weight and that information is sent to the Texas Parks
information is sent to the Texas Parks
information is sent to the Texas Parks and Wildlife for them to do their
and Wildlife for them to do their
and Wildlife for them to do their studies and make limits or suggestions
studies and make limits or suggestions
studies and make limits or suggestions or whatever just like any other wildlife
or whatever just like any other wildlife
or whatever just like any other wildlife and then from that station they go to
and then from that station they go to
and then from that station they go to probably one of the favorite ones of
probably one of the favorite ones of
probably one of the favorite ones of everybody’s where the blood and guts are
everybody’s where the blood and guts are
everybody’s where the blood and guts are we call it this Canton pit her head is a
we call it this Canton pit her head is a
we call it this Canton pit her head is a chopped off skin and then part
chopped off skin and then part
chopped off skin and then part rattlesnakes are used we end up cooking
rattlesnakes are used we end up cooking
rattlesnakes are used we end up cooking to me making meals while it’s boots
to me making meals while it’s boots
to me making meals while it’s boots whatever out of the highs
it’s a wonderful event with just not
it’s a wonderful event with just not about snakes we we have a gun not going
about snakes we we have a gun not going
about snakes we we have a gun not going so a carnival fleamarket
so a carnival fleamarket
so a carnival fleamarket a cook-off that hosts about 125 to 150
a cook-off that hosts about 125 to 150
a cook-off that hosts about 125 to 150 teen and just a lot of entertainment for
teen and just a lot of entertainment for
teen and just a lot of entertainment for the individual or family for nine or the
the individual or family for nine or the
the individual or family for nine or the weekend
weekend
weekend [Music]
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