Odds were offered al Carlsbad, New Mexico, on the "Wild Wesfs" first rattlesnake Derby. Buttercup, a scaly old veteran with a dozen rattles, who took the official snake-catcher a whole week to catch, was the favourite. The idea was that the snakes should be placed in th,e "entre of a ring, their tails touching a metal place. At the starter's signal they were given a slight touch of electricity. The first to reach the edge of the ring was declared the winner. A double fence made the event "absolutely safe for the spectators."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23013, 16 October 1936, Page 6
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