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Rattlesnake roundups are a tradition that need to change immediately
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Editor: About 60 years ago, someone figured out that by pumping a little gasoline vapor into gopher tortoise burrows you could drive out the inhabitants and roundup a ton of rattlesnakes. Rattlesnake roundups enabled farmers and ranchers to rid their land of dangerous reptiles and make a little money. Prizes are awarded for the most snakes and the heaviest snakes.
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