Members of the Sweetwater Jaycees, a Texas Junior Chamber chapter, brought western diamondback rattlesnakes to the Texas Capitol to promote their World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup. The group draped the snakes over visitors' shoulders for photos and shared information about rattlesnakes, safety tips, and their role in the roundup.
Natalie Garcia reacts as a western diamondback rattlesnake is draped over her shoulders by Sweetwater Jaycee Blake Stephens at the Texas State Capitol Building. The Jaycee's were visiting the Capitol to kickoff their annual Rattlesnake Round-Up which takes place during the second weekend in March.
For nearly 30 years, members of the Sweetwater Jaycees, a chapter of the Texas Junior Chamber, have been traveling to Austin to promote their World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup event in Sweetwater, Texas.
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