Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo: Tradition Meets Conservation
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Experience the thrill of the sixty-fifth annual Rattlesnake Rodeo in Opp, Alabama, from March twenty-seventh to twenty-ninth. With fifteen to twenty thousand visitors expected, enjoy live rattlesnake races, displays, and fried snake meat. Country star Trace Adkins headlines the entertainment. The rodeo, started as a fundraiser, now boosts local businesses and showcases the town. However, conservationists criticize the capture of wild Western Diamondback rattlesnakes. New Mayor Chance McCurley welcomes ideas to emphasize education over spectacle and improve animal care.
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