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Rattlesnake handler dies from snake bite at event in South Texas ... (KSAT San Antonio)

The largest festival of the year in one South Texas city took a deadly turn after a rattlesnake handler succumbed to a snake bite on Saturday, according to ...

The Rattlesnake Roundup is reportedly the largest event of the year in Freer, which is about 80 miles west of Corpus Christi. Eugene De Leon Sr., a rattlesnake handler at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Freer, was handling rattlesnakes in front of a crowd when he was bit, according to KIII-TV in Corpus Christi. FREER, Texas – The largest festival of the year in one South Texas city took a deadly turn after a rattlesnake handler succumbed to a snake bite on Saturday, according to a report.

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Veteran snake handler dies after bite at Texas festival: 'He had a ... (New York Post)

Snake handler Eugene De Leon Sr. died after he was bitten by a rattlesnake at the Rattlesnake Roundup festival in Freer, Texas.

“May you Rest in Peace Eugene.” “He was always ready to help.” Another shot from 2019 shows him holding a snake inside a cage as people look on.

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Texas snake handler dies from snakebite during festival: 'He died doing what he loved' (Houston Chronicle)

A South Texas snake handler died Saturday after he was bitten by a snake during the annual Freer Rattlesnake Roundup event earlier that day, officials said. Freer police said Eugene De Leon Sr. was handling rattlesnakes in front of a crowd when he was ...

He was always ready to help," the chamber said in a statement on social media. This was the first festival in two years after it was canceled because of the pandemic. According to his family, he had over two decades of experience handling snakes.

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Texas veteran snake handler dies from bite at Freer Rattlesnake ... (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)

Eugene De Leon, 60, of the Snake Busters Snake Handlers in Freer was bitten by a snake while performing at the annual show Saturday afternoon.

The bite came four years after his son, Eugene De Leon, was bitten by a two-foot long rattlesnake on the inside of his left thumb. "He was always ready to help. Rest in Peace my brother."

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Rattlesnake handler dies 'doing what he loved' after being bitten ... (Charlotte Observer)

Rattlesnake handler Eugene De Leon Sr. died on Saturday, April 30, after he was bitten during the Rattlesnake Roundup event in Freer, Texas.

He had a smile on his face and clearly joy in his heart.” We will never forget his excitement during Roundup time, from doing interviews with television stations to appearing on televised wildlife shows, he did it all.” “He was always ready to help.

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Veteran Texas snake handler dies after getting bit at rattlesnake show (USA TODAY)

Eugene De Leon, 60, of the Snake Busters Snake Handlers in Freer, Texas, was bitten by a snake while performing at the annual show Saturday afternoon.

The bite came four years after his son, Eugene De Leon, was bitten by a two-foot long rattlesnake on the inside of his left thumb. "He was always ready to help. Rest in Peace my brother."

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Snake Handler in South Texas Dies After Being Bitten by a ... (PEOPLE.com)

Eugene DeLeon Sr. died on Saturday after being bitten during a "Rattlesnake Roundup" event in Freer, Texas, earlier that day.

Rest in Peace my brother..." "After many years of handling these things today was not your day with them.. A longtime snake handler is dead after being bitten during a show in South Texas over the weekend.

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Freer snake handler died doing 'what he loved most' (KRIS Corpus Christi News)

FREER, Texas — On Saturday, Freer resident Eugene DeLeon Sr., died at age 60 from injuries related to a rattlesnake bite at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Freer ...

They have to wait for the reconstitution to occur, then they’re given the anti-venom.” Donations can be made to the Garcia Funeral Home. Treviño said her father was bitten twice in the shoulder area. “They have to prepare the anti-venom,” Sanchez said. To me, as a daughter, it’s a blessing to know someone who was brave enough to handle something like this,” she said. “It was his pride possession, snakes were his pride possession.”

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Rattlesnake handler bitten during performance at roundup dies ... (pennlive.com)

The man had reportedly been a snake handler for more than 20 years.

De Leon Sr. was reportedly performing with the snake in front of a crowd when it bit him. De Leon Sr. was a snake handler for more than 20 years, and a post from a woman identifying herself as his sister on Facebook said he was “doing what he loved doing,” when he was bitten. According to a report, Eugene De Leon Sr., was bitten in the shoulder around 1 p.m. Saturday during a rattlesnake roundup in Freer, Texas. He was reportedly flown to a hospital in Corpus Christi where he passed away at around 9 p.m.

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