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