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// Leaf Group Lifestyle Be extremely careful, as the head can still bite for several hours after the animal is dead. While they do serve a purpose in nature, they also have delicious meat and possess skins that are often quite beautiful.Every day at wikiHow, we work hard to give you access to instructions and information that will help you live a better life, whether it's keeping you safer, healthier, or improving your well-being. 1) I cut the skin from the anus to the neck, then split down to the top of rattles, then peal the skin off gently, keeping rattles attacked to skin. It's pretty obvious that you don't want to try to stuff a live poisonous reptile.

I wanted to coat it with something (wood urethane? Most taxidermy projects require a different, more difficult method of skinning, but that method is not the focus of this article. What we don't know is if we should try and preserve the head, or just toss it.

i have a rattlesnake tail from one i killed more than 10 years ago. No its false because each rattle on a rattlesnake actually means how many times it sheds it's skin. Discard the head inside a sealed container or freeze it if you'd like to keep it.Using the fillet knife, slit the snake from head to tail along the center of its underbelly. Check with your local fish and game commission on laws concerning hunting rattlesnake.

If the subject is not a rattlesnake, these instructions should still be applicable, with the exception of the ones regarding the rattle. Next six-foot rattlesnake I kill I'll probably take to a taxidermist. If the ribs are severed, they may be difficult to remove from the meat after it is cooked.Snake is somewhere between chicken and fish in texture and flavor, and may be made to seem like either.A simpler way to skin a snake is to remove the head and carefully peel the skin over itself like pulling a sock off your foot by pulling from the top. Discussion in 'Beginners' started by eric in california, Sep 3, 2008.

Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 228,621 times.wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. If you see any bite marks, however, proceed with caution.All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being publishedObserve all local laws governing the capture of wild snakes.Reptiles are known to spread Salmonella. You cut it off and dispose of it, unless you want to keep a part of it, like the fangs or skull. This article has been viewed 228,621 times. A stuffed rattlesnake sells in those stores, or else they wouldn't carry them--and someone has to stuff them. It seems pretty fragile. 2) I wash the skin with cold water to remove all blood & fat deposits, if any are left after skinning. Skinning and De-Fleshing the Snake. Hi Everyone, I recovered a 5 segment rattle from dead rattlesnake that was on the dirt bicycle trail I ride here in Northern California. Rattlesnake is considered a delicacy and is prepared (dressed) for cooking in one only way but can be cooked in a variety of ways. Even this cannot be true, because sometimes they may lose a rattle or two. If you want to de-bone the animal for your recipe, place it in a pot with enough water to cover it and add 1/4 cup of lemon juice. It cures in a couple of weeks and remains soft and supple afterwards. Rattlesnake can also be purchased.

then just make sure you keep it from getting crushed or dropped. It is amazing how much a dead snake can wiggle, and this makes it difficult to make a straight incision.Snakes can safely be frozen; the meat is not damaged and the coloration of the skin is not affected.When cutting the snake into segments, make the cuts between and at the same angle as the ribs to avoid cutting the ribs. Snakes are quite common and generally unprotected in many parts of the world. If you really can’t stand to see another ad again, then please We use cookies to make wikiHow great. Longest one I ever killed had sixteen beads. It can be grilled, boiled, fried and baked (see Resource 1 for recipes). Throw away the sponge after use. Rattlesnake can also be purchased.Put on thick gloves that cannot be punctured by the snake's teeth.

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