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1. Local Companies

2. Rattlesnake Roundups

3. Depleted Rattlesnake Populations

4. Environmental Damage

5. Featured Local Company

1. Local Companies

BSM GLOBAL TRAVEL
1.888.269.4060
1920 Dean Rd
Jacksonville, FL

Club Med US
888-web-club
75 Velencia Ave
Coral Gables, FL

Hidden Mickey Travel
330-327-7852
FL

Daytona 2 for 1
386-846-0941
102 Blue Heron Dr. #B
Daytona Beach, FL

Hallmark Monogram Company
(954) 360-9917
830 S Deerfield Ave
Deerfield Beach, FL

Award Depot Inc
(904) 730-2341
6299 Powers Ave
Jacksonville, FL

Grafix
(727) 538-2149
14411 60th St N
Clearwater, FL

Albe Stamp & Engraving Inc
(863) 667-0778
2020 S Combee Rd Ste 5
Lakeland, FL

Desk & Door Nameplate Co
(727) 327-1472
2895 21st Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL

Academy Trophies and Awards Inc
(954) 427-8888
821 S Federal Hwy
Deerfield Beach, FL

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

Daytona 2 for 1

386-846-0941
102 Blue Heron Dr. #B
Daytona Beach, FL
www.daytona2for1.com

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Rattlesnake Roundups Florida

1. Local Companies

2. Rattlesnake Roundups

3. Depleted Rattlesnake Populations

4. Environmental Damage

5. Featured Local Company