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  • Donnie Willman, a Jaycee volunteer snake handler holds a western diamondback rattler 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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  • A crowd of onlookers react to a king snake shown by a  Jaycee volunteer snake handler 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler selects a western diamondback rattlesnake from thousands in a snake 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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  • The tail of a western diamondback rattlesnake stick out from between the legs of a Jaycee volunteer snake handler as he milks the snake during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler milks a western diamondback rattler 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler milks a western diamondback rattler 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler holds up a western diamondback rattlesnake in the snakepit during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler works 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler empties a box filled with western diamondback rattlesnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Terry Armstrong, a Jaycee volunteer snake handler holds up a giant western diamondback rattlesnake for the crowd during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Young children react to a Jaycee volunteer snake handler showing a western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler shows members of the 'Texas Adventure Girl' team a western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A western diamondback rattlersnake shakes the tail rattle as a handler holds the snake  during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A women reacts to Jaycee volunteer snake handler showing the crowd a western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • The tail of a western diamondback rattlesnake sticks out from behind a Jaycee volunteer snake handler 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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  • Young girls react to a Jaycee volunteer snake handler showing a western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Spectators react as a Jaycee volunteer snake handler shows the crowd a western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler shows the crowd a western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler skins western diamondback rattlesnakes 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler process a western diamondback rattler removing the skin 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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  • A Jaycee snake handler shows off a western diamondback rattlesnake head chopped off by his colleague in the background 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler skins western diamondback rattlesnakes during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Patches decorate the vest of a Jaycee volunteer snake handler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler gives a safety demonstration with western diamondback rattlesnakes as the crowd looks during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handler pushes an aggressive western diamondback rattler away using his boot 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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  • Jaycee snake handler Donnie Willman, holds a live  western diamondback rattler 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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  • Volunteer snake handlers in snake pits filled with western diamondback rattlesnake as the crowd looks on during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Jaycee volunteer snake handlers stand among hundreds of western diamondback rattlesnakes in a snake 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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  • Jaycee volunteer snake handlers milk a western diamondback rattler 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handlers measure a western diamondback rattlesnake as the crowd looks on during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handlers prepare to measure a western diamondback rattlesnake as the crowd looks on during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handlers empty a box filled with western diamondback rattlesnakes brought in by hunters during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Jaycee volunteers snake handlers process western diamondback rattlers removing the skin 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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  • Jaycee volunteer snake handlers measure a western diamondback rattler 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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  • Jaycee volunteer snake handlers chop the head off a western diamondback rattlesnake as the crowd looks on during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Terry Armstrong, a Jaycee volunteer snake handlers prepare to measure a western diamondback rattlesnake as the crowd looks on during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • 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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  • Jaycee volunteer snake handlers chop the heads off a western diamondback rattler 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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  • Jaycee volunteer snake handlers measure a western diamondback rattler 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer snake handle moves western diamondback rattlesnakes in the snake pit during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A western diamondback rattler prepares to strike in the snake holding pit during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Snake hunters dump their catch of western diamondback rattlesnakes into a counting 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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  • Cecil Villa who has volunteered for the past forty years as a snake processor poses in the skinning 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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  • A local resident wearing snake skin pants watches 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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  • 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 holds a western diamondback rattlesnake 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 box filled with 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 empties a box 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 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: 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: 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: 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 15:  Jaycee snake handler Donnie Willman, holds a live  western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 15, 2009 in Sweetwater, TX. During the three-day event approximately 10,000 rattlesnakes will be collected, milked and served to support charity.   (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler shows off a large western diamondback rattlesnake 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 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: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler surrounded by 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 pushes western diamondback rattlesnakes back 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 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 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 15:  Jaycee snake handler Donnie Willman, holds a live  western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 15, 2009 in Sweetwater, TX. During the three-day event approximately 10,000 rattlesnakes will be collected, milked and served to support charity.   (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: A Jaycees volunteer snake handler works in the snake pit filled with 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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  • Rattlesnake handling tools at the ready 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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  • 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: 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 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 empties a box 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 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: 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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  • A young boy smiles after skinning a western diamondback rattlesnake during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A young boy looks through the glass at a western diamondback rattlesnake during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Western diamondback rattlesnake heads made into keychains for sale 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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  • Sweetwater, TX - March 15:  Jaycee snake handler Donnie Willman, holds a live  western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 15, 2009 in Sweetwater, TX. During the three-day event approximately 10,000 rattlesnakes will be collected, milked and served to support charity.   (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)
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  • A Jaycee volunteer fries western diamondback rattlesnake during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • A Jaycee volunteer marinades western diamondback rattlesnake in beer before cooking during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Young children react to a western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Volunteers process western diamondback rattlesnake skins 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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  • A young girl looks at a western diamondback rattler 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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  • Sweetwater, TX - March 15:  Jaycee snake handler Donnie Willman, holds a live  western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 15, 2009 in Sweetwater, TX. During the three-day event approximately 10,000 rattlesnakes will be collected, milked and served to support charity.   (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)
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  • A spectator looks at a western diamondback rattlesnake head in a jar during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • Spectators view dozens of western diamondback rattlesnake skins during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up March 14, 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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  • The bloody rattlesnake processing table 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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  • A vendor waits for customers of his real western diamondback rattlesnake souvenirs 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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  • Sweetwater, TX - March 15:  Jaycee snake handler Donnie Willman, holds a live  western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 15, 2009 in Sweetwater, TX. During the three-day event approximately 10,000 rattlesnakes will be collected, milked and served to support charity.   (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)
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  • Sweetwater, TX - March 15:  Jaycee snake handler Donnie Willman, holds a live  western diamondback rattler during the 51st Annual Sweetwater Texas Rattlesnake Round-Up, March 15, 2009 in Sweetwater, TX. During the three-day event approximately 10,000 rattlesnakes will be collected, milked and served to support charity.   (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)
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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Snake handler poles 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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  • Western diamondback rattlesnake heads in jars sold as souvenirs durin 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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  • SWEETWATER, TX - MARCH 14: Jaycees volunteer snake handlers work in the snake pit filled with 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: 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: Jaycees volunteer snake handlers in the main snake pit 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: Jaycees volunteer snake handlers chop the heads off western diamondback rattlesnakes 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 prepare to measure 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 process 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: Jaycees volunteer snake handlers stand in the snake pit surrounded by 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: Jaycees volunteer snake handlers measure 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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