Texas Rattlesnake Roundups

Texas Rattlesnake Roundups
Author :
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages : 129
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781603440356
ISBN-13 : 1603440356
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Texas Rattlesnake Roundups by : Clark E. Adams

Download or read book Texas Rattlesnake Roundups written by Clark E. Adams and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-06 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covered by Wide World of Sports, National Public Radio, and National Geographic, Texas rattlesnake roundups like those in Sweetwater, Texas, draw both fascinated tourists and irate protesters. Begun as an organized form of predator control in the 1920s, for many years rattlesnake roundups have been promoted as community events and civic fundraisers. The western diamond-backed rattlesnake is the main attraction, with pits full of thousands of writhing rattlesnakes serving as the featured spectacle. Often taking advantage of the animals' denning behavior to capture large numbers at a time, hunters deliver live snakes to commercial dealers who are contracted by event organizers to supply the animals as a source of entertainment: from snake handling and snake races to snake sacking, snake skinning, snake milking, and snake education activities. Rattlesnake products of various types are also sold and consumed at the events. In this close-up look at rattlesnake roundups in Texas, Clark E. Adams and John K. Thomas present perhaps the first full description of this social and environmental phenomenon, tracking its popularity, its participants, its opponents, its impact on the communities where it occurs, and, as much as is possible, its effects on the rattlesnake itself. In recent years, the commercial trade in Texas animals has emerged as a serious and controversial issue, and the number of roundups has declined sharply. Texas Rattlesnake Roundups promises to provide a balanced starting point for all those interested in knowing more about this curious custom.


Texas Rattlesnake Roundups Related Books

The Rattlesnakes of Arizona
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Tell Hicks
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-01 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Book of Deadly Animals
Language: en
Pages: 417
Authors: Gordon Grice
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-31 - Publisher: Penguin Group

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Whether at a zoo, on a camping trip, or under our bedsheets, we are surrounded by animals. While most are perfectly harmless, it's the magnificent exceptions th
Landscape with Reptile
Language: en
Pages: 355
Authors: Thomas Palmer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this entertaining book, first published in 1992, Thomas Palmer introduces us to a community of rattlesnakes nestled in the heart of the urban Northeast. Reco
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Language: en
Pages: 35
Authors: Gary Sprott
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-02-01 - Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Did you know the rattlesnake is a member of the pit viper family? From its deadly fangs to its noisy tail, the western diamondback rattlesnake may leave you sha
Texas Rattlesnake Roundups
Language: en
Pages: 129
Authors: Clark E. Adams
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-06 - Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Covered by Wide World of Sports, National Public Radio, and National Geographic, Texas rattlesnake roundups like those in Sweetwater, Texas, draw both fascinate