Haha im with you on that Mike!
As far as the Rattlesnake Repubic show goes, i enjoy watching them catch the rattlers, though i block out what happens to them later. But when something gets overpopulated you have to do something to contain it. Im pretty sure theres a deer and quail forum somewhere online with people whinning about people killing them also.
I personally look forward to going snake hunting this spring, catching and releasing of course! I enjoy watching snakes in their natural habitat and watching how they react to humans.