Rural Oklahoma celebrated its 71st Diamondback Rattlesnake Roundup today, the world's original and oldest hunting event of its kind. 5,000 snakes were captured and caged in Okeene, Oklahoma - about 30mi from Enid - then transmuted to belts and novelty meat. The locals love it - vegetarians, not so much.
Keri is amazing -- I would never hold a snake. I don't think I could even attend a rattlesnake roundup. I'm with the vegetarians!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and to think your a mere 30 miles from the slithering culture epicenter
ReplyDeleteWell, it was a pretty "snakey" day here on the shore. Ask Andrew to see the photos I sent him. We finished a 4 hour premo kayak adventure into the dark, tight, and swampy depths of the Nanticoke River. Our snakes were pretty impressive, too, but we didn't think about eating them. I hear rattlesnake is a delicacy in Oklahoma.
ReplyDeleteOnly in Oklahoma would I expect something like this to be a celebration.
ReplyDeleteWere there any rattle snake skin chalk bags available?
I had no idea OK celebrated Whacking Day...
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