SWEETWATER — Everyone's favorite ophidiophobia challenge returned to the Big Country last weekend. Sunny skies and mild temperatures on the second weekend in March means one thing for Nolan County — ...

Every year, 16 all-American girls climb into a pit of poisonous snakes to decapitate, skin and eat them in a bid to become ...

SWEETWATER, Texas — The Sweetwater Jaycees are hosting the world’s largest annual Rattlesnake Roundup, an event that helps control rattlesnake populations throughout the Big Country. The roundup ...

SWEETWATER, Texas — As winter starts to turn into spring, the town of Sweetwater gets ready to host the 2025 Sweetwater Jaycees Rattlesnake Roundup. The annual event takes place the second weekend of ...

SWEETWATER — Crossing paths with a diamondback rattlesnake is not many people’s idea of a good time, but just west of Abilene this weekend, scores of snake wranglers will risk a close encounter of the ...

SWEETWATER — Getting anywhere near a diamondback rattlesnake is probably not something high on anyone’s list of favorite things, but just west of Abilene this weekend, snake wranglers from all over ...

The World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup, now in its 67th year, took place in Sweetwater last weekend. The event began in the 1950s as a way to control the rattlesnake population within the city. Venom ...