04-05-2023, 04:32 AM
Sweetwater Rattlesnake Round Up
First one was in 1957
when the town was “overrun”
livestock and pets and people getting bit.
They spray gasoline on the holes to their dens
to force them out in the open.
Three or four thousand pounds they collect.
They’re about 2.5 pounds each,
so do your own calculation
on the slaughter that follows the show.
Rattle snakes are shy creatures
the rattle is not ferociousness
it’s crying out in fear.
But no one’s going to adopt one
and name it Lemon Drop.
First one was in 1957
when the town was “overrun”
livestock and pets and people getting bit.
They spray gasoline on the holes to their dens
to force them out in the open.
Three or four thousand pounds they collect.
They’re about 2.5 pounds each,
so do your own calculation
on the slaughter that follows the show.
Rattle snakes are shy creatures
the rattle is not ferociousness
it’s crying out in fear.
But no one’s going to adopt one
and name it Lemon Drop.