Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesJason Farmer hunts for rattlesnakes with sons Carter Farmer (L),age 7, and JD Farmer,age 9,in Sweetwater, Texas on March 10, 2018.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesCliff Jones holds a rattlesnake for young friend JD Farmer to inspect following a snake hunt on March 10, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Travis Gardner assists "Miss Texas" Margana Wood as she makes her way through a pit of rattlesnakes during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum? on March 10, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas. / LOREN ELLIOTT/AFP/Getty Images
Rattlesnakes fill a viewing pit during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum? in Sweetwater, Texas on March 10, 2018. / LOREN ELLIOTT/AFP/Getty Images
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesTravis Gardner moves rattlesnakes from a pit into boxes at the conclusion of the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum on March 11, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesFirearms exhibitor James Staton puts away an antique revolver during a Sweetwater Rifle and Pistol Club show at Nolan County Coliseum on March 11, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesAlbert Rodriquez skins a rattlesnake at a demonstration area during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum on March 11, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesAttendees watch as volunteers skin rattlesnakes at a demonstration area during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum on March 11, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesBloody handprints are pictured behind a demonstration area where snakes are skinned in front of attendees during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum? on March 10, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesVolunteers skin rattlesnakes at a demonstration area during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum on March 10, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesRed Hurd II skins a rattlesnake at a demonstration area during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum on March 11, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesA rattlesnake head, just chopped from its body, continues to show signs of life as it's held up for attendees during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum? on March 10, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty Images"Miss Texas" Margana Wood skins a rattlesnake under the guidance of Red Hurd II during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum? on March 10, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty Images'Miss Texas' Margana Wood (L) and 'Miss Snake Charmer' Cyera Pieper compete in a rattlesnake-eating contest during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum on March 11, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Loren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesMatt Miles displays the fangs of a rattlesnake to attendees during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum on March 11, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
TOPSHOT - A woman holds up a rattlesnake while posing for a photo during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum? on March 10, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas. / AFP PHOTO/AFP/Getty Images
A young girl peers into a pit of rattlesnakes during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum on March 10, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas / LOREN ELLIOTT/AFP/Getty Images
Loren Elliott For Afp / Loren Elliottloren Elliott, AFP/Getty ImagesA rattlesnake is pictured inside a pit during the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup at Nolan County Coliseum? on March 10, 2018 in Sweetwater, Texas.
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Jason Farmer hunts for rattlesnakes with sons Carter Farmer (L),age 7, and JD Farmer,age 9,in Sweetwater, Texas on March 10, 2018.
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By Dean Krakel | The Denver Post
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Warmer than usual weather brought some of the largest crowds in recent memory out to the Nolan County Coliseum on Saturday. Visitors from across the state and around the world packed themselves inside for the 60th annual World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas.