Rattle snake festival

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Windcatcher530 Dan
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Rattle snake festival

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I saw a travelscope serious on TV about a rattle snake festival they hold in Sweetwater Texas every year.They gather up a bunch of venomous deadly rattle snakes to see and pet and extract venomous fluid from them. Sounds like a normal fun day to me.
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Don't forget about the one in my home town. I believe this is the 58th year it's been held.


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Windcatcher530 Dan
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Jim i should have known there would be another town that held a " Pet your friendly venomous deadly rattle snake festival".
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They are here in Okeene Oklahoma every year. Never been to one personally. Don't know why. What could possibly go wrong......
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What could possibly go wrong......
Last year in Freer, one of the handlers was bitten and died.
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I'll stay home and read about it in the safety of my chair.
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which is more dangerous ? playing with rattle snakes or climbing windmill towers ?
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As soon as I get done skydiving, and swimming with the sharks, and handling box jellyfish, I'll let you know the answer. Don't hold your breath.
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Windcatcher530 Dan
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I'll make sure it's at the top of my list of things to do if I visit Texas. So write the date down for me Jim on a "ICECUBE"
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I’m not messing with a rattle snake other than potentially killing a rattle snake with a shotgun. Luckily there are no rattle snakes in my area…Copperheads and water moccasins, yes. Given the choice of climbing a windmill tower taller than say 33’, I’d almost want to flip a coin and take my chances of knowingly encountering a rattle snake in a controlled setting where my shotgun is handy. What gets my pulse up is climbing a windmill tower and coming face to face with a fist sized or larger red wasp or Yellowjacket nest.
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