The Sweetwater Jaycees' Annual Rattlesnake RoundUp

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Welcome to the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up!

Thank you for visiting our online community as well as our local community and we hope that you will enjoy your stay. THE SWEETWATER JAYCEES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARKING IN THE AREA THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PARK !

The weekend will officially kick off on Thursday, March 8, 2012 with our Rattlesnake Review Parade @ 4pm through downtown Sweetwater. That evening, you can join us for the Miss Snake Charmer Pageant held in the Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. The doors will open at 8:00 a.m. Friday March 9, 2012 for the 54th Annual Sweetwater Jaycees World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up with snakes being weighed in at 7:00 a.m. that morning at the Nolan County Coliseum. Catch one of our snake Safety demonstrations while you are here and don't forget to try some deep-fried Western Diamondback Rattlesnake meat.

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Make sure that you don't miss out on the numerous vendors located at both in the inside and outside flea markets, carnival, and The Gun, Knife and Coin show being offered as well. Our community tries to offer something for everyone this weekend. THE SWEETWATER JAYCEES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARKING IN THE AREA THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PARK

This year marks the 23rd year of our Rattlesnake Round-Up Cook-Off located at the Newman Park grounds with judging being held Saturday March 12, 2011 beginning at noon. The Girl Scouts will also have their salsa and dessert contest in conjunction with the cook-off. We always welcome volunteers to judge (and you get to taste some really great food).

Sunday will mark the return of an old favorite, the Jaycee beard contest. Please help us celebrate this new old event directly after the Rattlesnake eating contest at 2:00 p.m. Hopefully, this list will offer something to pique everyone's curiosity and interest in coming back for another visit, so that you can see why they say "Life is Sweet in Sweetwater."

Current President : Ray Cornutt

2012 President of the Sweetwater Jaycees.

Tourist Attraction

Sweetwater, during any other weekend during the year, has a population around 12,000 people and is said to be the "Wind Turbine Capital of Texas". During the second weekend in March every year is the annual Rattlesnake Roundup, and the population at least doubles for four days.

The World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up is held annually at the Nolan County Coliseum at Newman Park in Sweetwater, Texas.

Keeping Up With The Jaycees

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