Finally tonight, a round-up in Texas that might not be for every city slicker. You'll need a wary eye, a sharp sense of hearing, and a very steady hand. Reporting on tiptoe from Sweetwater, Texas, ABC's Charlie Murphy. Sweetwater is a sweet little town. The Texas theater still runs a double feature.
Cash crops are cattle and cotton and rattlesnakes.
Every year, Sweetwater holds the world's largest rattlesnake round-up. It's a way to rid the ranches around here of dangerous reptiles and make a little money on the side. You don't have to go far. In West Texas, you can find a rattlesnake nearly anywhere. A little gasoline vapor is pumped in a hole.