end rattlesnakes round-ups and cruelty to rattlesnakes.

Rattlesnake round-ups foster false stereotypes of a natural predator of vectors of disease. These snakes help control mice and rodent population, and therefore help control diseases. Approximately 7,000 people were bitten by snakes in the entire United States in 2011, over 20,000 Rattlesnakes where slaughtered in one round-up. Rattlesnakes do not actively seek out people to harm. Most Rattlesnake bites are the result of people bothering, i.e. poking sticks and other items, at rattlesnakes. We need these beautiful predators.
Venom collected at round-ups can not be used for scientific or medical procedures due to non-sterile collection methods. Rattlesnake round-ups promote animal cruelty.