Rattlesnakes at Pawnee

[Gunner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17GTI...e_gdata_player

Some people are dumb I hate spiders and would not do this!

[mcantar18c]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17GTI...e_gdata_player

Some people are dumb I hate spiders and would not do this!

I totally would.
If I had one of those I'd probably go look for shit to feed it.

[widowman10]

haha, nothing wrong with a little black widow fellas


and as far as the snake hook goes, i make my own (avid rattler fan here).
easy, takes 15 mins, costs $6 total. heck-uva deal.

[DeadElephant]

Lots of little rattlers this year out around Ft. Morgan where I hunt PD.

[Ah Pook]

Okay, so I know you can skin 'em and hang the skins to dry, but anyone here ever eat 'em?

After you skin them, soak the skin in a boric acid solution for a couple of days. This loosens the scales and meat. Scrape til clean. Dry. Rub in a couple of coats of glycerine. Makes for a nice workable hide.

As far as eating, fried is good. Rattle snake chili is also tasty.

Mmmm, rattly snakes......but you wouldn't believe how bad a big mess o' rattlesnakes can stink.

You aren't kidding. I came across a den once that was in a large crack at the base of a cliff. The stench and noises that came out of that crack made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I've tried to think of smells that were worse (skunk, buzzard puke, etc) but couldn't come up with any.

Only ever seen two rattlers in CO. Ever tried to bunny hop a snake on a mt. bike?

[DeadElephant]

I use to tend bar where a guy who made his living catching rattlers came to drink (every day). Had marks all up and down his arm and claimed it didn't bother him anymore when he got bit. He didn't have many teeth either but not sure that had anything to do with the rattlers.
He brought some in to eat once in a while. I always chased it with a glass of Jack Daniels so to me they just tasted like JD. Course he could have been bringing in chicken nuggets from McDonalds and he's still laughing.

[Scanker19]

haha, nothing wrong with a little black widow fellas


and as far as the snake hook goes, i make my own (avid rattler fan here).
easy, takes 15 mins, costs $6 total. heck-uva deal.

I hate black widows. They seriously give me the hibee gibees. Other spiders I can deal with pick up throw out of the house but i can barley look at black widows. And your avatar is awful and creepy.

[Scanker19]

Ginsue, I'd like to go snake hunting. Me and my two year old saw a big long bullsnake near my house the other day, so i'm waiting for the rattle snakes.

BTW here are my scars from my run in from a rattle snake about 24 years ago.
The Doctors did the scars but this is the after effects of the bite. Next time we're at an outing i'll show ya'll but I charge $.25 to look $.50 to touch, cause I ain't no freak show.

[Scanker19]

Oh and as far as eating, me and the wife stopped at that Texas steakhouse in Amarillo where you can get the 72oz steak, they serve rattle snake. It wasn't very good, and my wife got really sick from there. Don't know if it was the snake or the rest of the food but she was sick. The snake didn't yield much meat and was real tough.

[Ah Pook]

I tend to avoid anyplace serving 72oz of anything.