snake skin

[timmyd]

anyone buy any snake skins recently? last time i bought i got them from Pine Hollow but the last few times I checked, they haven't had any listed.

[Hamish]

All the snakes hid because they didn't want covid

[WhistlingBadger]

Check out hide and fur dot com.   They usually have a decent selection.  I've never ordered from them so can't speak regarding quality or service.  Just been looking.

[Eric Krewson]

There are a few prairie rattlers on eBay that are dried not tanned.

I used to buy all of mine from a dealer that went by bsktcas , he sold matched sets of very good skins of $25-$30, last time I checked his sets were over $50.

His store was called Skins N Scales, he doesn't have any up for sale now but probably will after the rattlesnake roundups start out west.

[bentstick54]

I have bought several pair from bsktcas on eBay in the past also. Very nice skins. I think the last I bought were $35 a pair for 33” or 34” skins. Usually the bigger the skins the more expensive they get. Remember also the longer/bigger the skins the bigger the pattern gets. For me the I like to use the shortest skin I can for the bow I’m skinning to maintain as much of the pattern as I can.

[Yooper Bowyer]

Check out hide and fur dot com.   They usually have a decent selection.  I've never ordered from them so can't speak regarding quality or service.  Just been looking.

Haven't bought any snake skins from them, but their 'select quality' 100 out of 100, their 1st quality is generally about 95% perfect.   'very slightly damaged' is between 90% and 95%, 'slightly damaged' is normally no better than %85.  For a bow I wouldn't buy any skins less than 'very slightly damaged'.  Anything less is to likely to have a tear or cut running into the center.  They have very few photos.

[Bob Barnes]

Just ask Mike at Pine Hollow...he always has some.