Rattlesnake Roundups Avon Lake OH

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1. Local Companies

Auld Company the
(614) 755-2853
180 Outerbelt St
Reynoldsburg, OH
Logical
(614) 761-1322
5200 Upper Metro Pl Ste 160
Dublin, OH
Denbro Plastics Co Inc
(419) 729-0656
1260 Progress Ave
Toledo, OH
Metalphoto of Cinti
(513) 772-8281
1080 Skillman Dr
Cincinnati, OH
Etched Metal Co
(440) 248-0240
30200 Solon Industrial Pkw
Cleveland, OH
Metal Marker Mfg Co the
(440) 327-2300
6225 Lear Nagle Rd
Elyria, OH
Angell-Demmel North America
(937) 461-5800
1516 Stanley Ave
Dayton, OH
Panel-Fab Inc
(513) 771-7780
10520 Taconic Ter
Cincinnati, OH
Nutron Nameplate Inc
(440) 777-4848
31269 Lorain Rd
North Olmsted, OH
Trademark Design Inc
(419) 628-3897
17 Jackson St
Minster, OH


2. Rattlesnake Roundups

Rattlesnake roundups take place from January through July in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Georgia. Roundups started as a misguided attempt to rid areas of rattlesnakes, but they have evolved into commercial events that promote animal cruelty and environmentally damaging behavior. Thousands of rattlesnakes are captured and slaughtered, or mistreated in competitive events that violate the basic principles of wildlife management and humane treatment of animals.

3. Depleted Rattlesnake Populations

No other wild animal in the United States is as extensively exploited and traded without regulation or oversight as the rattlesnake. Several species could become extinct just as we are beginning to understand their ecological importance. Rattlesnakes are important to their ecosystems. They prey on rodents, keeping the populations naturally in check so that the rodents do not cause crop damage or spread disease. Rattlesnakes are also important prey for raptors and other animals. Four species commonly found in roundups are the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the western diamondback rattlesnake, the timber rattlesnake, and the western or prairie rattlesnake.

4. Environmental Damage

Rattlesnake collection methods are highly destructive to the habitats of rattlesnakes and other burrow dwellers such as gopher tortoises, indigo snakes, box turtles, coach whip snakes, pine snakes, southern toads, and gopher frogs, along with burrowing owls, raccoons, opossums, and at least 32 species of invertebrates. The most popular collection method is to spray gasoline or other toxic chemicals into rattlesnake dens and resting places, which can render a burrow uninhabitable for years. Once introduced into the soil, gasoline could contaminate groundwater—the primary water source for many rural communities—thus poisoning wildlife, livestock, and humans.

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