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Here you will learn about Rattlesnake Roundups in 9 points.

1. Local Companies

2. Rattlesnake Roundups

3. Depleted Rattlesnake Populations

4. Environmental Damage

5. Featured National Company

1. Local Companies

Stan Engraving
(609) 978-0060
Manahawkin, NJ

Fss Engraving Plus
(732) 846-9235
543 Somerset St
Somerset, NJ

AAA Stamp & Seal Mfg Co Inc
(201) 796-1500
361 N Midland Ave
Saddle Brook, NJ

Kiefer Awards Co
(732) 681-2641
1917 State Route 71
Belmar, NJ

Sign Max
(908) 889-0029
Fanwood, NJ

Franklin Stamp & Sign Co
(732) 846-9235
543 Somerset St
Somerset, NJ

Technical Name Plate Corp
(973) 773-4256
92 1st St
Passaic, NJ

American Trade Mark Co
(201) 652-1900
2 Bohnert Pl
Waldwick, NJ

United Label Corp
(973) 589-6500
65 Chambers St
Newark, NJ

Consolidated Products Co
(609) 927-6808
210 New Rd Ste 14
Linwood, NJ

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 National Company

CruiseOne

1-866-678-1702
838 S, Presidio Drive
Gilbert , AZ
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Rattlesnake Roundups New Jersey

1. Local Companies

2. Rattlesnake Roundups

3. Depleted Rattlesnake Populations

4. Environmental Damage

5. Featured National Company