The Sweetwater Jaycees 63rd Annual Rattlesnake Round-Up is scheduled for March 11th-14th at the Nolan Country Coliseum at 1699 Cypress Sweetwater. The Jaycees are ready to welcome over 40,000 guests that come from all around the globe. Rest assured that all CDC, State and local Health Department guidelines will be strictly adhered to. Including the wearing of facemasks and social distancing.
In 1958, the Sweetwater Jaycees started this event as a way to control the overpopulation of rattlesnakes throughout West Texas that were hurting people, pets and endangering livestock. Today the Rattlesnake Roundup features a parade, a beauty pageant, a fried rattlesnake eating contest, food booths, a Barbecue Cook-off, nightly dances, a carnival, a giant flea-market and an awesome gun show.