Mac Smith, 14, (R) pauses to chew his rattlesnake as Sam Pintor, 18, (L) finishes eating during the rattlesnake eating contest 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