'Rattlesnake Slaughter' Convention Footage from Texas

Rattlesnakes are fascinating, beautiful, but often feared and misunderstood creatures. They are also the victims of the largest public slaughter of native wildlife in the United States. Our feature-length documentary, Rounding Up Sweetwater, will debunk both the pseudo-science used to justify roundups as well as negative stereotypes about rattlesnakes used to demonize them. But perhaps most importantly, we will show there’s a better way, that it is possible to stop slaughtering snakes without losing their festivals or the income they generate.