The Annual Texas Jaycee 's World 's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup has been going on since 1958 . It hosts hunts , beauty and eating contests , demonstrations , vendors selling snake-skin products and more . The four-day event takes place in the Nolan County Coliseum in Texas , Sweetwater , a town with a population of 11,400 . Attendees could help skin and clean the rattlesnakes and put their blood-covered hand prints on the wall . Though originally created to control snake population , people from all over visit now to see the massive event .
The Annual Sweetwater Jaycee 's World 's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup has been going on since 1958 . It hosts hunts , beauty and eating contests , demonstrations , vendors selling snake-skin products and more . The four-day event takes place in the Nolan County Coliseum in Sweetwater , Texas , a town with a population of 11,400 . Attendees could help skin and clean the rattlesnakes and put their blood-covered hand prints on the wall . Though originally created to control snake population , people from all over visit now to see the massive event .