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I have been asked to give talks on rattlesnake conservation and the negatives of the roundups at the Gene Autry Birthday Celebration in Plano in October. While I could probably do it alone it would be much better with 3 or 4 people per day.

It is a 2 day festivity. A booth with electricity will be provided, as will a place to keep any animals when the booth is unmanned.

The number of people attending is expected to be around 30,000, mostly texans but with visitors from many different countries.

If anyone from the herp societies in the area want to help, let me know soon so we can get your clubs into the publicity releases. This will NOT be a demanding task but will require sufficient knowledge of conservation and roundups to answer questions as well as an ability to speak to the masses.
Email me to let me know if you are interested.

John
Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup

I admire what you're doing, luckily we don't have round-ups where I'm from. The biggest problem you're going to have is convincing the communities that they don't need the money they get during round-ups. They usually rely on money made at the round-ups and the money made to local businesses during those times. It's easier said than done, no community wants to lose any monetary gains that they have thrived on for so many years.
I wish you the best of luck and hope it all works out for the best. They are disgusting practices.

I may be able to assist with this depending on the date. This is what I do for a living so I have materials and specimans available.
Give me a call.
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Tim Cole
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