LOOKING FOR A JOB?
South Texas Man Hunts
Rattlers For A Living
Tom and the Friendly Ones
Tom Shelton proudly holds in his right hand a seven-foot
non-poisonous Blue Indigo snake. In his left hapd is a rare,
UTO f. non-poisonous Mountain Rat Snake with it’s beautiful
markings. (AP Wirephoto)
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KERRVILLE, Tex. 0S>) — Warm
weather brings out two things—
people and snakes—usually in just
about equal numbers. Snakes, in
turn always bring out man’s an
cient fear and fascination for ser
pents.
Texas has the dubious distinc
tion of providing just the right
climate for snakes. In the more
remote and rugged areas, they are
thick if you know where to look.
It nearly always comes as a bit
of a shock to the average person
that snakes of all kinds are as
afraid of man as man is of them
and will do just about anything
to stay out of people’s way.
Naturalists, herpetologists and
professional snake handlers have
deplored the indiscriminate killing
of every snake in sight. Many
species are not only harmless to
man. They actually devour their
friendly cousins.
“Snake” to most Southwestern-
ers means rattlesnake. There is
no more typical Westerner than
the ill-tempered Western Dia-
mondback. Here is a critter to be
avoided — unless you have had
some very specialized training.
There are a select few that
eagerly seek out these unlovely
creatures for a living. While this
profession is not exactly over
crowded, there is actually good
money in it, according to one of
South Texas’ full-time rattlesnake
hunters —• colorful, bearded Tom
Shelton.
Former rodeo cowboy Shelton
Brackettville has been hunting,
gathering, processing and selling
rattlesnakes for seven years.
He and Kerrville free-lance
photographer Casey Williams, a
sort of specialist in rattlesnake
portraits, can get about a buck
and a half a pound for prime ratt
lers. This is pretty good money
for livestock most ranchers and
farmers are only too glad to be
rid of.
Who gives a buck-and-a-half for
these “prairie eels” ? Several
firms that pack exotic foods,
leather goods manufacturers, curio
makers and animal dealers make
up most of the market. Accord
ing to Tom, the demand is always
great.
Despite the high price per
pound, Tom declares he must have
500 or so to make it profitable.
He says only the really big ones
are worth fooling with.
THE BATTALION
Thursday, August 9, 1962
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