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THE STATE (Columbia, S Carolina) 14 January 04 Foe Fights Rattlesnake Roundup in Georgia
Adel, Ga. (AP): It's cold-blooded and lives a dark, lonely life, but now the Georgia rattlesnake has a friend.
Herpetologist Chet Powell hopes to convince sponsors of one of Georgia's last two rattlesnake roundups that they can have a successful community fund-raiser without pulling snakes out of the wild.
Powell will give an educational presentation on captive snakes native to Georgia, including the Eastern diamondback rattler, and exotic snakes, such as pythons, at the 44th annual Rattlesnake Roundup in the small southwestern Georgia town of Whigham on Jan. 31.
Rattlesnake roundups face increasing criticism from animal rights groups that contend the snake hunts are environmentally damaging and cruel, especially if the snakes are roused from their burrows with gasoline fumes. The captured snakes are killed for their hides and meat.
Eastern diamondbacks are among about 300 species, including endangered indigo snakes, rabbits, skunks and frogs, that live in burrows made by Georgia's state reptile, the gopher tortoise.
Georgia used to have three similar events, but the town of Fitzgerald switched in 2000 to a Chicken Festival, honoring the wild Burmese fowl that have found a home in that community.
Foe Fights Rattlesnake Roundup in Georgia

There will be a rattlsnake round up soon in Claxton County Ga! I live in northwest Ga, the round up is in March. I would like to see rattle snake round ups banned. i have a friend in brunswick who wants to get a group together to protest it
if you are in the Brunswick Ga area or the Savannah area, or even anywhere near claxton and want to help in the protest
i wished I lived closer so I could go and protest but i dont
any help with the protest would be greatly appreciated.

contact me for more info at
electricbluescat@earthlink.net

or you can contact Micheal at

fischefather@yahoo.com
North West Ga Herp Society