article_snippet: Hunters use a gassing technique, where Hunters spray gasoline through copper tubes to lure about 1,000 snakes from Hunters hiding places.
article_snippet: But the gassing method is controversial in Texas, as people fear the gassing method hurts other animals and habitats, and could be facing a ban, leaving an uncertain future for the Roundup.
article_snippet: Hunters use the gasoline to hunt in large volume in colder, wetter weather.
article_snippet: If gassing is banned, Hunters will potentially have to postpone the Roundup.
article_snippet: Though the Texas Wildlife Department has been looking into gassing for years and nearly banned the Texas Wildlife Department in 2013, the Texas Wildlife Department delayed making a decision until September so Sweetwater representatives and researchers could propose an alternative solution.