Live rattlesnakes drew attention inside the Texas Capitol as members of the Sweetwater Jaycees promoted the upcoming World’s Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up, an annual festival held each March in ...

One of West Texas’ most well-known traditions returns next week as the World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup takes over the Nolan County Coliseum. The annual event, hosted by the Sweetwater Jaycees, ...

Thousands of rattlesnakes are brought to Sweetwater every year for the annual Rattlesnake Roundup, where crowds get an up-close look at one of Texas' most ...

SWEETWATER — Crossing paths with a diamondback rattlesnake is not many people’s idea of a good time, but just west of Abilene this weekend, scores of snake wranglers will risk a close encounter of the ...

Each year, for one weekend, the west Texas town of Sweetwater swells. Thirty-thousand people from all corners of the country make their way here in search of one thing: rattlesnakes. "Right now you're ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ariana Mora, 7, of Quito, Ecuador, buries her face in the arm of her mother, Diana Mora, as she and her brother, Martin, 11, stand ...

SWEETWATER — Getting too close to a hissing diamondback rattlesnake is something most people normally try and avoid, but this weekend offers a chance to see thousands of the venomous vipers up close ...

Live rattlesnakes drew attention inside the Texas Capitol as members of the Sweetwater Jaycees promoted the upcoming World’s Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up, an annual festival held each March in ...