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1. Local Companies

2. Rattlesnake Roundups

3. Depleted Rattlesnake Populations

4. Environmental Damage

5. Featured Local Company

1. Local Companies

Plastic Nameplates Plus
(708) 484-2380
Berwyn, IL

G R K Company
(630) 832-1191
707 N Addison Rd
Villa Park, IL

Nameplate & Panel Technology
(630) 690-9360
387 Gundersen Dr
Carol Stream, IL

Midwest Nameplate Corp
(708) 614-0606
15127 S 73rd Ave
Orland Park, IL

Craven Label Holder Corp
(630) 832-5341
619 N Addison Rd
Villa Park, IL

Delta Technologies
(773) 252-8900
1612 W North Ave
Chicago, IL

Meto-Graphics
(847) 639-0044
169 N Northwest Hwy
Cary, IL

Riffle R W & Assoc Inc
(630) 587-0740
Wayne, IL

Image Awards & Engraving
(630) 232-1313
622 W State St
Geneva, IL

Bad Engraving
(309) 729-5483
2050 E 2064 N
Monmouth, IL

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.

5. Featured Local Company

leisuregrouptravel.com

630-794-0696
Ste. 406
Willowbrook, IL
http://www.leisuregrouptravel.com

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Rattlesnake Roundups Bourbonnais IL

1. Local Companies

2. Rattlesnake Roundups

3. Depleted Rattlesnake Populations

4. Environmental Damage

5. Featured Local Company