When I was a young reporter for the Williamson County Sun, I covered the rattlesnake roundup in Taylor, Texas. That sunny Saturday morning I interviewed both protesters and proponents, and I ate some fried rattlesnake, which looked much like fried fish but tasted more like chicken. There was talk of milking snakes, gassing snakes, and educating folks about snakes. I just listened and scrawled down everything I needed to write my story.
The 60th annual World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup started today in Sweetwater. The first big event, the Miss Snake Charmer Pageant, is happening right now while I am typing this post. I hope Junior Brown's "Venom Wearing Denim" somehow figures into the evening.
If you are in the mood for another song about snakes, here's one by Townes Van Zandt.
I remember that day in Taylor
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