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Shriners participating in the annual Rattlesnake Roundup Parade in Claxton, Evans County, Georgia. Evans County has held an annual rattlesnake roundup the second weekend of March since 1968, with the roundup festival growing every year since then and moving from within Claxton to just outside the city in 2001. [17]
Typically a round-up will also include trade stalls, food, rides, and other features associated with fairs, as well as snake shows that provide information on rattlesnake biology, identification, and safety. [2] To date, round-ups where snakes are killed take place in Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Texas, with largest events in Texas and Oklahoma.
Climate data for Hagan, Georgia Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °F (°C) 81 (27) 86 (30) 89 (32) 96 (36) 98
Evans County is a county in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,774. [1] The county seat is Claxton. [2] A bill creating the county was passed in the Georgia General Assembly on August 11, 1914, and later, on November 3, 1914, an amendment was ratified by a vote of the people which formally created the county.
Sept. 10, 1953: R.E. McGowan, left, and R. L. Fitzgerald of the Keller Lions Club look at a prize Georgia Rattlesnake watermelon. The watermelon is part of the agricultural exhibit at the Keller Fair.
The George W. DeLoach House is a historic home in Hagan, Georgia. The house was built in 1892 by George Wesley DeLoach and is an example of a Victorian style of architecture called "The New Planter Style". DeLoach was an early settler in Hagan and was instrumental in the creation of Evans County, Georgia. [2]
Common names: twin-spotted rattlesnake, [4] western twin-spotted rattlesnake, [5] more. Crotalus pricei is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Two subspecies are recognized. [6]
Claxton is located at the center of Evans County at (32.160932, -81.908674 It is bordered to the west by the city of Hagan.U.S. Routes 280 and 301 intersect in the center of town; US 280 leads east 52 miles (84 km) to Savannah and west 36 miles (58 km) to Vidalia, while US 301 leads north 22 miles (35 km) to Statesboro and south 48 miles (77 km) to Jesup.