Contact the Sweetwater Jaycees and ask them to replace the roundup with a no-kill festival.
Rattlesnakes are essential parts of their ecosystems
Watch these videos to learn why:
Human intervention is not needed to regulate rattlesnake populations
- There is no reason to believe that the numbers of rattlesnakes need to be reduced, nor is there any evidence that rattlesnake roundups benefit people, wildlife, or our ecosystem.
- Rattlesnake populations are maintained by native predators, prey abundance, and disease.
Stop the slaughter, not the roundup
- We understand that the Sweetwater Jaycees Rattlesnake Roundup is an important part of your community, both economically and culturally, and we do not advocate for the event to be abolished. Instead, we merely hope that the killing of rattlesnakes at the event stops.
- Many other rattlesnake roundups have switched to no-kill festivals that still bring in lots of people. For example, roundups in Claxton and Whigham, Georgia have switched to successful no-kill festivals that draw bigger crowds and more money for their communities.
We look forward to the day where the Sweetwater Jaycees Rattlesnake Roundup is an event that celebrates nature, so people across the country love, appreciate, and support it.
Do you agree that wildlife shouldn’t be treated this way?
Here are 3 easy actions you can take:
- Do NOT attend the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup.
- Contact the Sweetwater Jaycees and ask them to replace the roundup with a no-kill festival.
- Discuss this with your family, friends, and neighbors.
Want to learn more?
- Click here to read about how Okefenokee Joe taught kids about rattlesnakes.
- Click here to get the facts about rattlesnake roundups.
- Click here to read statements from experts about rattlesnake roundups.
- Click here to learn more about the controversy surrounding rattlesnake roundups.
- Download our printable factsheet on rattlesnake roundups.
You can help us stop the slaughter of rattlesnakes.
