The fun and the fury of a rattlesnake derby
A rite—or, to critics, a wrong—of spring in Oklahoma
Shayne Naylor has some advice for people who want to hunt rattlesnakes: “Be vigilant” and watch “where you’re putting your hands and feet.” Every spring he leads people into the countryside of Oklahoma to seek out snakes. Wielding tongs, hooks and a bucket for stashing their catch, a few dozen hunters look under rocks and into crevices to track down their prey.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Snake, rattle and roil”
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