Posted on Saturday, December 8th, 2007 at 11:52 pm.
Filed under Site News.
Recently I was lucky enough to get my hands on a thick folder filled with information about the annual rattlesnake roundup. The folder was originally put together by Jerry Brickman and contains a wealth of information about the history of the hunt including newspaper and magazine articles, photographs and promotional material.
Posted on Saturday, December 8th, 2007 at 11:30 pm.
Filed under Published Hunt Articles.
This news article was published on April 24, 1941. The original source unknown but most likely the Okeene record. Canyons on the Cargill ranch southwest of Okeene had more population last Sunday than ever in the history of this country when several hundred rattlesnake hunters and camera fans attended the annual Rattlesnake Round-up of the [...]
Posted on Saturday, December 8th, 2007 at 9:23 pm.
Filed under Snakehunt History.
The original Okeene Rattlesnake Hunters were the pioneers who came in when the territory and strip was opened for settlement. At this time the country surrounding Okeene was abounding with Rattlesnakes. As more settlers arrived the Prairie Rattler began to disappear. However, in the nearby Gypsum hills west of Okeene the human population was never [...]
Posted on Saturday, December 8th, 2007 at 6:34 pm.
Filed under Annual Snake Hunt.
The 2008 annual Rattlesnake Hunt is underway. If you haven’t visited it yet you’ve already missed out on the this mornings parade. But don’t worry, there’s still plenty to do and to see. Visit the Old Smokey show (see the video below), the Butcher Shop (as long as ya’ll don’t get queasy), the Den of [...]
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