- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Rattlesnake Roundup
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Men--Georgia--Claxton
Snakes--Georgia--Claxton
Poisonous snakes--Georgia--Claxton
Rattlesnake hunting--Georgia--Claxton
Rattlesnakes--Georgia--Claxton
Spectators--Georgia--Claxton
Tables--Georgia--Claxton
Fences--Georgia--Claxton
Women--Georgia--Claxton - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Evans County, Claxton, 32.16158, -81.904
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Venom extraction at a Whigham Rattlesnake Roundup.
Photograph of a man extracting venom from a rattlesnake at a rattlesnake roundup in Claxton, Georgia. Standing over a white table, he holds the snake's mouth open and places its fangs on a glass funnel. A crowd of spectators stands behind a tall metal fence.
Rattlesnake roundups are highly controversial events held in more than twenty-five communities in seven different states, including Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/rattlesnake-roundups/m-4089/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Courtesy of John B. Jensen, Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/rattlesnake-roundups
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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