'Snake Week' has been happening in Austin for 28 years, with informal visits even before...
Members of the South Korea ROTC watch as Sweetwater, Texas Jaycees handle rattlesnakes at the State Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. The Jaycees were promoting the annual Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup. The festival started in 1958 and continues this year starting on March 11 through March 13.AUSTIN — If you overheard someone discussing a “pit of vipers” at the Texas Capitol, you might assume they were talking about either the House or the Senate. This week you would be wrong.
Every so often, a wrangler would use his or her hook to lift the snake onto a folding table, pin it down, then grab it and hold it at the base of its jaws, keeping the head immobilized. Several walked around the rotunda holding snakes in this way and chatting with passers by. The buzz of the snake’s rattles sounded in the background at all times.
Politicians usually enjoy taking photos with the snakes, said David Sager, the head handler. Throughout Tuesday morning, visitors who were a little more tentative were photographed next to a handler holding a snake, while the bolder ones were given the “necklace,” with a snake draped over them.
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