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snake skins
kdub:
Well I skinned my first snake today. Its a diamondback watersnake. I Shot it in the nick when bowfishng. I skinned it, salted it, and nailed it up. Its pattern is dark, but it still looks pretty, it should make a good hat band. Did I do it right, by salting it and pinning it up? sorry no pics yet.
-kdub
DanaM:
don't think ya need to salt it, scrape it clean and pin it to a board flesh side out, let dry.
I doubt if the salt hurt any thing either
El Destructo:
Naw that salt wont hurt a thing...but if you just do a good job of Scraping them....and tack them down good....thats all you really need to do to a Snake
Pappy:
Salt won't hurt it,but I have found over the years it ant nessary. I don't even tack them up anymore.I just lay them out flat and when they are almost dry put them under a flat board and let the finish drying,and that is all there is to it.O ya and keep them away from Sadie and Hanna,they think they tast good. ;) ;D
Pappy
El Destructo:
Yep...I had my Basenji's using one as a Tuggy Toy one day....they thought it was better tasting than da Rawhide Chewwies!!
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