rattlesnake roundup

Windy season has begun in El Paso which means Spring, and snake season, are right around the corner.

The town of Sweetwater in Texas has gained notoriety for its annual "rattlesnake roundup," which involves collecting thousands of pounds of rattlesnakes, displaying them, and then skinning them for leather goods.

Check out a couple of photos and a video from the Texas Rattlesnake Festival in Sweetwater, Texas. Thanks to morning show listener David Payne.

Today is the first of three days of rattlesnake wrangling, rattlesnake milking and eating of the rattlesnake meat. It's the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas.