A six-foot rattler was one of many added to the 123 tons that have been caught since the first Sweetwater Jaycees World's Largest Rattle Snake Roundup in 1940. The March 8-11 event was filled with all ages and contests from snakes to beauty pageants at Nolan County Coliseum in Sweetwater. The weekend commenced with a rattlesnake parade in downtown ... [Read More…]
Sweetwater’s snakes alive
By Mallory Sherwood, Features Editor Lions and tigers and snakes, oh my. Perhaps not the lions and tigers, but snakes slithering across the West Texas landscape soon met their match as the 47th annual world's largest rattlesnake round-up began in Sweetwater, 39 miles west of Abilene on March 10 The Sweetwater Rattlesnake Round-up, always ... [Read More…]
Snake, rattle and roll
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Weck's World You haven't lived until you've eaten rattlesnake. It's not so much the taste. Deep-fried rattlesnake is just about as tough to bite into as it is to imagine: if you are able to get through the bony backstrap [yes, rattlesnakes have bones], you'll find the meat tastes like a bland type of chicken. It ... [Read More…]