Snakes alive! Texas capitol fills with slithering rattlers
The event featured a cookoff, a dance, and other events, but the main attraction was the snake hunt
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Visitors at the Texas state capitol earlier this week were witnesses to the 65th annual Rattlesnake Roundup.
The event entails the Sweetwater Jaycees, a public service organization, bringing the reptiles to town to promote what is billed as the "World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup" in March.
Texas State Rep. Caroline Harris shared a photo of herself showing a rattlesnake’s tail wrapped around her shoulder.
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"Always love the Rattlesnake Roundup at our Capitol!" the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Texas House tweeted.
Another Texas lawmaker, Rep. Matt Schaefer, shared a video of a cluster of rattlesnakes up close, their rattles clearly audible as they slithered across the floor of the open-air rotunda.
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The event featured a cookoff, a dance, and other events, but the main attraction was the snake hunt.
Events in previous years have included a parade and a Miss Snake Charmer pageant.
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Sweetwater is around 180 miles west of Fort Worth.