I figured if I'm going to say anything about the TV show I should watch and episode and so I did. it really wasn't as bad I thought it was going to be. I saw episode 3 and it just seemed dumb. Being in a sleeping bag with snakes doesn't take any talent. The show seemed more about the pissing contest between the good ol' boys than it did about killing snakes.

I think it is the two parts of the enterprise that amount to it being wrong.

I don't have a problem with people keeping animals for entertainment and education. Zoos, sea world, etc keep animals and use them for entertainment, but also education. Even Gator Boys do shows, but these places do not kill the animal and generally try to treat the animals very well. They don't harm the animals. Besides, they're subject to certain ethics laws too.

The second part is the killing. If you want to hunt, then kill it humanely and eat it. I have no problem with that either.

But apple2 summarized very well. It is the combination of collection and entertainment then death that is problematic. It gets sadistic.

I'm not sure, but are the rattlesnake shows and festivals subject to animal laws?