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1. Local Companies

2. Rattlesnake Roundups

3. Depleted Rattlesnake Populations

4. Environmental Damage

5. Featured National Company

1. Local Companies

La France Corp
(215) 365-8001
Enterprise & Executi
Philadelphia, PA

Pac Tec
(610) 361-4200
1 Lafrance Way
Concordville, PA

Bireley's Engraving Inc
(610) 696-3211
548 Hightop Rd
West Chester, PA

Engraver the
(610) 430-0123
1222 Ashbridge Rd
West Chester, PA

US Nameplate
(610) 361-4350
1 Lafrance Way
Concordville, PA

La France Corporation
(610) 361-4300
1 Lafrance Way
Concordville, PA

Gerding Corp
(215) 441-0900
19 Richard Rd
Warminster, PA

Evans & Convery Inc
(215) 576-1717
134 N Tyson Ave
Glenside, PA

A A A Engraving
(412) 281-7756
1042 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA

Icon Screenprinting Inc
(814) 454-0086
1710 French St
Erie, PA

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

vacations in the adirondacks

585-473-0624
117 Seager St.
Rochester, NY
http://www.vacations-in-the-adirondacks.com

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Rattlesnake Roundups Pennsylvania

1. Local Companies

2. Rattlesnake Roundups

3. Depleted Rattlesnake Populations

4. Environmental Damage

5. Featured National Company