Morris Rattlesnake Round-Up
by Carla Amarosa
(Wellsboro, PA)
View 2011 photos of this Fair in their local Newspaper Wellsboro Gazette Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/wellsboro.gazette#!/media/set/?set=a.206927349351780.57791.147148931996289
Being the Home of the PA Grand Canyon, it is prime Rattlesnake country. People actually go hunting the snakes for the Morris Competition, but they catch them safely & return them to their habitat after the scores are in.
Morris PA is only 12 miles from Wellsboro, so one could visit the event & the PA Grand Canyon in one full & exciting day!(a.k.a. PA Gorge)
Mary Smith sells Handmade Pillowcases with embroidered words & sayings on them, at the Morris Snake Hunt Flea Markets
This was the schedule for 2010...but stays the same each year.
Rattlesnake Round Up
June 12 & 13, 2010
12 Miles South of Wellsboro
* Saturday, June 12, 2010 8 am - 10 am - Breakfast Served
* 8 am - Registration for Snake Hunting Begins
* 8 am - One-Pitch Softball Tournament
* 8 am - Volleyball Tournament in Gym
* 10 am - FLEA MARKETS-many are handcrafted items !
* 10 am - 2 pm - Harold Benjamin & the Country Boys
* 11 am - Chicken BBQ
* 12 noon - Kids Snake Hunt-Rubber Snakes
* 12 noon - 50/50 Bingo
* 2:30 - 3:30 pm - Rattlesnake Lecture
* 5 pm - Snake Hunting Competition Ends/Awards!
* 4 pm - 9 pm - Burning Hills Band
* Dark - Fireworks
* Sunday, June 13, 2010 8am - 10am - Breakfast Served
* 8am - One-Pitch Softball Tournament
* 10am - Flea Market
* 11am - Chicken BBQ
* 12noon - Kids Snake Hunt
* 12noon - 50/50 Bingo
* 12pm - 4pm - White River Band
Hot Dogs • Texas Hots • Hamburgers • Hot Sausage Philly Steak Sandwiches • Fresh Cut French Fries • Ribbon Fries Funnel Cakes • Ice Cream • Hot Fudge Sundaes • Milk Shakes