A dead rattlesnake remains on the shoulder as the Route Fire smolders near Castaic, California, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson 

A dead rattlesnake remains on the shoulder as the Route Fire smolders near Castaic, California, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson 

Magazine caps depicting logos of the Three Percenter movement, the California state flag, and the Gadsden flag rattlesnake are displayed for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Actor Larry Hagman holds his taxidermy rattlesnake during a preview of the auction "The Collection of Larry Hagman" in Beverly Hills, California May 16, 2011. Hagman, 79, best-known for playing conniving Texas oil baron J.R. Ewing in the television series "Dallas," is putting furnishings, antiques, art work and personal property from his hilltop California home up for auction, to be held live June 4. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Actor Larry Hagman holds his taxidermy rattlesnake during a preview of the auction "The Collection of Larry Hagman" in Beverly Hills, California May 16, 2011. Hagman, 79, best-known for playing conniving Texas oil baron J.R. Ewing in the television series "Dallas," is putting furnishings, antiques, art work and personal property from his hilltop California home up for auction, to be held live June 4. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Pre-Hispanic figures of rattlesnakes are displayed as part of the "Teotihuacan, City of Gods" exhibition in Mexico City's anthropology museum May 21, 2009. The snakes are representations of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent, one of the most common deities in Teotihuacan. This god has powers related to soil fertility and crop growth. The exhibition is the result of a century of exploration and research, with more than 400 pieces that will be on display until August 29, according to the National Institute of Anthropology and History. Picture taken May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO SOCIETY) 

People in the crowd react as a Sweetwater Jaycee prepares to pick up a rattlesnake 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Sweetwater Jaycee Jody Gray drapes a snake around a woman's neck as she poses for a picture 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A woman adjusts the daily total of pounds of rattlesnake brought in for Andy Lee's team 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) ANIMALS) 

A snake hunter shines a flashlight into a rattlesnake den after pumping gasoline into it as men with tongs wait to catch the snakes during a guided snake hunt 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Members of the Jaycees skin rattlesnakes 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A snake hunter works aluminium tubing into a rattlesnake den as men with snake tongs wait to catch the snakes during a guided snake hunt at the World's Biggest Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 14, 2009. The aluminium tubing is attached to a tank of gasoline which is used to flush the snakes out of their dens. 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Megan Hurst, 13, reacts as Sweetwater Jaycee Jody Gray (L) drapes a rattlesnake around her neck 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Emily Carey, 17, of Sweetwater shows a piece of rattlesnake meat to the crowd 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A woman reacts to a holding tank of rattlesnakes 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Brandon Ashford holds up a piece of rattlesnake meat to three girls in the crowd 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Sweetwater Jaycees measure and roll up rattlesnake skins 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE) 

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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A Sweetwater Jaycee skins a rattlesnake 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. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Adam Martinson, (R) a student at the University of Calgary, and his assistant Murdoch Taylor catch a prairie rattlesnake on a road in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta August 7, 2008. in this picture taken August 7, 2008. Martinson has come to Dinosaur Provincial Park, listed as a United Nations World Heritage site, to study why snakes slither onto -- and too frequently die on -- the asphalt blacktop of the region's roads. For prairie rattlesnakes, considered to be potentially a "species at risk" by the Alberta government, and bull snakes, their nonvenomous cousins, roads are a deadly hazard. Picture taken August 7. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA) 

Adam Martinson, (L) a student at the University of Calgary, and his assistant Murdoch Taylor scan a bull snake for a microchip tag, which contains information on the snake, in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta in this picture taken August 7, 2008. Martinson has come to Dinosaur Provincial Park, listed as a United Nations World Heritage site, to study why snakes slither onto -- and too frequently die on -- the asphalt blacktop of the region's roads. For prairie rattlesnakes, considered to be potentially a "species at risk" by the Alberta government, and bull snakes, their nonvenomous cousins, roads are a deadly hazard. Picture taken August 7. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA) 

Adam Martinson, a student at the University of Calgary uses a radio receiver to track a prairie rattlesnake in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta in this picture taken August 7, 2008. Martinson has come to Dinosaur Provincial Park, listed as a United Nations World Heritage site, to study why snakes slither onto -- and too frequently die on -- the asphalt blacktop of the region's roads. For prairie rattlesnakes, considered to be potentially a "species at risk" by the Alberta government, and bull snakes, their nonvenomous cousins, roads are a deadly hazard. Picture taken August 7. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA) 

Adam Martinson, a student at the University of Calgary, glues a radio transmitter onto the back of a prairie rattlesnake in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta in this picture taken August 7, 2008. Martinson has come to Dinosaur Provincial Park, listed as a United Nations World Heritage site, to study why snakes slither onto -- and too frequently die on -- the asphalt blacktop of the region's roads. For prairie rattlesnakes, considered to be potentially a "species at risk" by the Alberta government, and bull snakes, their nonvenomous cousins, roads are a deadly hazard. Picture taken August 7. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA) 

Adam Martinson, a student at the University of Calgary, catches a bull snake in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta in this picture taken August 7, 2008. Martinson has come to Dinosaur Provincial Park, listed as a United Nations World Heritage site, to study why snakes slither onto -- and too frequently die on -- the asphalt blacktop of the region's roads. For prairie rattlesnakes, considered to be potentially a "species at risk" by the Alberta government, and bull snakes, their nonvenomous cousins, roads are a deadly hazard. Picture taken August 7. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA) 

Adam Martinson, a student at the University of Calgary, catches a prairie rattlesnake in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta in this picture taken August 7, 2008. Martinson has come to Dinosaur Provincial Park, listed as a United Nations World Heritage site, to study why snakes slither onto -- and too frequently die on -- the asphalt blacktop of the region's roads. For prairie rattlesnakes, considered to be potentially a "species at risk" by the Alberta government, and bull snakes, their nonvenomous cousins, roads are a deadly hazard. Picture taken August 7. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA) 

A prairie rattlesnake lies dead after being run over by a vehicle on a road leading into Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta in this picture taken August 7, 2008. Adam Martinson, a University of Calgary student working on a Masters degree has come to Dinosaur Provincial Park, listed as a United Nations World Heritage site, to study why snakes slither onto -- and too frequently die on -- the asphalt blacktop of the region's roads. For prairie rattlesnakes, considered to be potentially a "species at risk" by the Alberta government, and bull snakes, their nonvenomous cousins, roads are a deadly hazard. Picture taken August 7. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA) 

A prairie rattlesnake warns approaching hikers with a rattle of his tail in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta in this picture taken August 7, 2008. Adam Martinson, a University of Calgary student working on a Masters degree has come to Dinosaur Provincial Park, listed as a United Nations World Heritage site, to study why snakes slither onto -- and too frequently die on -- the asphalt blacktop of the region's roads. For prairie rattlesnakes, considered to be potentially a "species at risk" by the Alberta government, and bull snakes, their nonvenomous cousins, roads are a deadly hazard. Picture taken August 7. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handler Don Bearden has a rattlesnake placed on his face during a performance at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

A man rolls out a roll of crime scene tape to keep visitors away from boxes full of rattlesnakes at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Deputy Constable Butch Dennis holds a rattlesnake at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handlers Kat Stevens displays photos of her arm after she was bitten by a snake to the crowd at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Taylor Jaycee Mark Barron (L) hands his son Colton, 11, (R) a coiled rattlesnake before deciding against the idea during a birthday celebration at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Colton Barron, 11, (R) receives a birthday kiss from his mother, Tracie, (2nd from R) with sister Catie, 9, sitting atop her shoulders after Colton was brought into the rattlesnake pit to celebrate his birthday at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Colton Barron, 11, (L) enters the rattlesnake pit with his mother, Tracie, (R) after a birthday cake was placed on a table in his honor at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handler David Gay (L) throws a rattlesnake into a burlap sack held by first time competitor Michael Williams (C) as Heart of Texas Snake Handlers Shawn Jonas (2nd from L) and Jack Bibby (R) supervise at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Joseph Grady (L) prepares to pick up a rattlesnake and throw it into the burlap sack held by his sacking partner Don Beardon (R) while competing in the the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handler Shawn Jonas (bottom) gazes out of the rattlesnake pit as other members of the group perform with snakes at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

A Heart of Texas Snake Handler falls off of a carnival ride at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handlers tell jokes before the start of the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Texas Snake Handler Jack Bibby lays on the ground with rattlesnakes piled on top of him during a performance at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handlers' Jack Bibby (R) places a rattlesnake on his son, Michael, 15, during a performance at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handlers' Jack Bibby lays still as rattlesnakes are piled on him during a performance at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handlers' Jack Bibby holds out his hand to display his thumb which was disfigured by a snakebite before the start of the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handlers' Jack Bibby kisses a coiled rattlesnake during a performance at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

Heart of Texas Snake Handlers Terry Tippit (L) and Britt Stevens (R) watch as fellow Heart of Texas Snake Handler Jack Bibby (C) dangles rattlesnakes from his mouth during a performance at the Taylor Rattlesnake Sacking Championships in Taylor, Texas March 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

A Rattlesnake rests on its cage at a live reptile exhibition in Irun, Basque Country April 29, 2006. 

A Rattlesnake rests in its cage at a live reptile exhibition in Irun, Basque Country April 29, 2006. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez 

A rattlesnake slithers across a pile of coiled rattlesnakes inside the rattlesnake pit at the 48th annual Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 12, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. This year the round-up brought in 13,552 pounds of live rattlesnakes. 

A snake handler from Sweetwater Jaycee organization holds up an 80 inch (2 m) rattlesnake for the crowd to see at the 48th annual Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 12, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. This year the round-up brought in 13,552 pounds of live snake. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi 

Mac Smith, 14, skins a rattlesnake at the 48th annual Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 12, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi 

A rattlesnake slithers across the rattlesnake pit at the 48th annual Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 12, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi 

A rattlesnake slithers across the rattlesnake pit at the 48th annual Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 12, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi 

Rattlesnakes are milked for their venom inside the milking pit at the annual Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 11, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the world's largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi 

A snake handler from the Sweetwater Jaycee organization holds a rattlesnake's jaw open at an outdoor demonstration during the annual Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 11, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the world's largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi 

A rattlesnake slithers across a pile of coiled rattlesnakes inside the rattlesnake pit at the 48th annual Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 12, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. This year the round-up brought in 13,552 pounds of live rattlesnakes. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi 

The crowd watches as snake handlers from Sweetwater Jaycee organization measure an 80 inch (2 m) rattlesnake at the 48th annual Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 12, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock. This year the round-up brought in 13,552 pounds of live rattlenakes. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi