Severed heads of western diamondbacks are displayed for sale at the annual rattlesnake roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. This species and other rattlers are often hunted to make wallets, belts ...

Sunny skies and mild temperatures on the second weekend in March means one thing for Nolan County — it's chamber of commerce-weather for the World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup. Sweetwater ...

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.

For many, the sound of a rattlesnake’s rattle sparks fear. But in Sweetwater, it draws people from all over the country to experience the world’s largest rattlesnake roundup. Over the weekend, ...

SWEETWATER, Texas — The Sweetwater Jaycees' 67th annual Rattlesnake Roundup began on Friday. West Texas is home to about four species of rattlesnake, with the Diamondback being the most common.

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.

snake hunters and handlers will join forces with thousands of venomous vipers at the annual Sweetwater Jaycee’s famed Rattlesnake Roundup. Billed as the largest event of its kind in the world ...

For nearly 30 years, members of the Sweetwater Jaycees, a chapter of the Texas Junior Chamber, have been traveling to Austin to promote their World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup event in Sweetwater.

In 1958, the Sweetwater Jaycees, of Nolan County, Texas, had trouble killing the 3,000 western diamondbacks captured for the group’s first Rattlesnake Roundup. When they pumped pickup-truck ...

Visitors flock to the Nolan County Coliseum to get a peek at the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round Up. The annual event draws in tens of thousands of spectators to watch experienced Sweetwater ...