[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING GRABUONE OUTFITTERS FOR THEIR HIT SHOW ``MISSISSIPPI SNAKE 
                               GRABBERS''

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                           HON. GREGG HARPER

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 14, 2018

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, Scott County, Mississippi is home to a one-
of-a-kind hobby, known as snake-grabbing. Pioneered by a group of men 
who are known as ``Grabuone Outfitters,'' this hobby has become a way 
of life, a business venture, and a hit television show by the title of 
Mississippi Snake Grabbers.
  The snake-catching venture's roots started in 1990 when a group of 
men from Scott County began traveling to Lake St John, Louisiana, for 
an annual fishing trip, On this trip, one of the fishermen, Jimmie 
Nichols, reached over his buddy Rayford Palmer, grabbed a snake off a 
limb, and pulled it into their boat. This began a tradition of catching 
snakes that continues to this day.
  A few years later the stories of the snake-catching excursions piqued 
the interest of others, including Joey Mayes, Joey Rigby, and Shane 
Gibson, whose boat quickly became known as the Snake Boat, and it was 
during that time the small group of four started calling themselves 
``Grabuone Outfitters.''
  The group began videoing their snake hunts and attracted even more 
attention, and that is when Brad Vincent and Brent Shorter were added 
to the group. Brent had originally been hired to video Snake Hunt 
Mississippi Style Volume II, but after his first trip on the water, the 
team had its sixth member.
  The men of Grabuone Outfitters were able to turn their hobby into an 
honest to goodness business, taking folks from all walks of life onto 
the lake to experience a thrill like no other. It is my unique honor to 
recognize Grabuone Outfitters for their hit television show Mississippi 
Snake Grabbers, and I wish them all the best in their future endeavors.

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