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Meet the World's Greatest Rattlesnake Sacker Picture two men in a small enclosure, packing ten live snakes into a sack, fast. Thirty seconds is pretty good, but a minute is bad, says Jackie Bibby, who holds the world record and will attend this weekend's championship in Texas.

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Meet the World's Greatest Rattlesnake Sacker

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Meet the World's Greatest Rattlesnake Sacker

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A rattlesnake tastes the air. Jack Bibby says rattlesnake is selling for $3.50 a pound, "live weight." David McNew/Getty Images hide caption

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Picture two men in a small enclosure, packing ten live snakes into a sack, fast. Thirty seconds is pretty good, but a minute is bad, says Jackie Bibby, who holds the world record and will attend this weekend's National Rattlesnake Sacking Championship in Taylor, Texas.