Rattlesnake roundup organizers deny snakes will be let loose after record haul
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#1869V)
- 'There's always a market for snakes " There will be nothing left over'
- Record 24,262lb of snakes collected - four times the typical haul
Organizers of the world's largest rattlesnake "roundup" have downplayed concerns that thousands of snakes will be let loose in Texas after a record haul meant that hunters couldn't find buyers for all of their legless reptiles.
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