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Rattlesnake Hunt Posters, Flyers and Certificates

Posted on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 at 9:02 pm.
Filed under Posters, Flyers & Certificates.

Over the years a number of posters and flyers have been produced to promote the annual Okeene Diamondback Rattlesnake hunt. Likewise, a number of different certificates were awarded to people for various reasons, some more dubious than others. However, they all provide information about how the rattlesnake hunt was promoted over the years and are [...]



World’s Most Bizarre Sport

Posted on Sunday, December 9th, 2007 at 12:55 pm.
Filed under Published Hunt Articles.

This article was originally published in Vol. X, No. 2 Spring 1960 of Oklahoma Today. The article was written by John Rochelle and the photos were by C. Faye Bennett. It includes a “slightly” different version of the Joe Durham snakes in a plane story. SPORTSMEN THROUGH THE AGES have hunted lions, leopards, tigers, and [...]



The Day it Rained Rattlesnakes in Okeene

Posted on Sunday, December 9th, 2007 at 11:25 am.
Filed under Humorous Articles.

The following story appeared in Joe Durhams entry in Blue Skies and Prairie and is well worth reading. I have no idea about how true it is but it is rather funny even if it was a potentially deadly situation. Seems as if Joe and a fellow named L. V. Irwin were given the job [...]



Why would someone want to buy a rattlesnake ?

Posted on Sunday, December 9th, 2007 at 9:34 am.
Filed under Humorous Articles.

Neither the original date of this article or the publication it appeared in are known although it obviously came from Associated Press and may have been published in the Kansas City Star. However, you have to wonder about some people and their reasons for buying snakes! KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – To cook it, to [...]



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