Does anyone know if this is still done out of necessity or is it now done simply as a part of the town's tradition?

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Men pose with rattlesnakes inside the holding tank at the World's Biggest Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 14, 2009. The round-up was started 51 years ago by the Jaycees as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. The Jaycees is a leadership training organization for young men and women between the ages of 21-39.