This ratcheted up the antagonism between the two groups, especially once all the team scores were added up and the Rattlers won the overall trophy for the competitive activities.

It was late in year for snakes, but after days of rain the afternoon was warm and sunny enough to bring a rattler or copperhead out to sun.

They decided to set up individual competitions like the Olympics where they--where people wouldn't compete as Eagles or Rattlers but rather they would compete as individuals.

Introduced to me, hearing the reason for my visit, he said, "Oh, I just love rattlers.

But the rattlesnakes are hungry.