>>In Sweetwater Texas they have rattlesnake roundups where they behead dozens of them with a knife and the kids soak their hands in the blood and leave souvenir hand prints on the wall. Until we can stop that, let’s not give smit to a guy who killed one rattlesnake in his rabbit hutch that just killed his pet.
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As I understand it, this became a tradition in an area where they had a huge Rattle snake problem. Well, they saw it as a problem. These round ups were away to help keep the numbers down, and make the town people feel good. You can see the whole attitude is of killing the eevil snakes. Now it is just a tradition which is perpetuated by the revenue that it generates, and the people have come to enjoy, and expect it.
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Disclaimer: I do keep several snakes in pairs, and some in groups. However I realize that things can go wrong, and I have to keep a close eye on those groups, to be sure they are not being adversely affected by these living conditions. Also if one happens to eat it's cagemate, it is 100% my fault, and I know the risks in advance!

What's wrong with using CAUTION?!?!?!
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~ Jorge Sierra www.SierraSnakes.com

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