The western diamondback rattlesnakes weren't there by accident, but as part of an annual tradition put on by the Sweetwater ...

The average size of an adult western diamondback rattlesnake is between 4 and 6 feet. Heftier snakes can weigh nearly 15 pounds, but the average weight is three to six pounds.

Curiously, a small population of the venomous snakes have taken up residence at Kanopolis, far from other established groups ...