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Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup

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Sweetwater Texas Jacyees annual Rattlesnake roundup where thousands of rattle snakes are rounded up and milked, skinned and cooked photos by Charleston Photographer Richard Ellis

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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler shows off a western diamondback rattlersnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Young girls look at a pit filled with western diamondback rattlersnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A young girl looks at a western diamondback rattlersnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer holds the head of western diamondback rattlersnakes still bitting during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler empties a bucket filled with western diamondback rattlersnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler milks a western diamondback rattlersnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Western diamondback rattlesnake souvenirs on display during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Western diamondback rattlesnake key chains on display during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer shows off a western diamondback rattlesnake brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Western diamondback rattlesnake heads in jars on sold during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler works in the pit of western diamondback rattlesnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler measures western diamondback rattlesnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler measures western diamondback rattlesnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler milks venom from western diamondback rattlesnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler milks venom from western diamondback rattlesnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler chops the head off a western diamondback rattlesnake brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Jaycees volunteer snake handlers skin western diamondback rattlesnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A spectator wearing pants made from rattlesnake skin attends the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Ten thousand western diamondback rattlesnakes fill a pit at the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Spectators react to a western diamondback rattlesnake brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Jaycee volunteer snake handlers process western diamondback rattlesnake skins brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler process a western diamondback rattlesnake brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler holds a western diamondback rattlesnake brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler waits for more western diamondback rattlesnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: The snake skinning table at the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 14, 2009 in Sweetwater, Texas. Approximately 24,000 pounds of rattlesnakes will be collected, milked for venom and the meat served to support charity. (Photo by Richard Ellis)
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