Show hunting Alil king ng rattlers Is good business in texas many people in texas make a good living by hunting rattle snakes the war is greatly extending the market for rattlesnake venom when the rattlers are caught they are sent to medical laboratories where they are milked once a fortnight of a few drops of their poison usually they die after six weeks because their mouths are easily damaged the venom is used for treating various disorders and excessive bleeding as well as being an antidote for snakebite one oil field worker has caught rattlesnakes in a season |