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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Snake skin jackpot
« on: January 15, 2012, 11:13:34 am »
I have a couple old friends from my days as a Herp-manic and got a text from a friend who has something kinda cool & special for me...he had a 10ft Granite Burmese Python die and asked me if I wanted it.  I told him to put the whole snake in the freezer and I'd take the whole ball of wax off his hands.  I have lots of plans for all the various parts of this old girl...10ft of skin (obviously backing for sinewed bows, knife sheaths, possible bow quiver skin, etc) vertebra's for necklaces & knife handles, a very killer skull (I collect skulls and have nothing like this) etc, etc.  I am going pic her up this week sometime but will have to wait until spring to really do anything with the carcass and parts since it's 12 degrees here today but oh what a gift!   >:D

If some of you have never seen one of these Burmese morphs here is a cool pic of one...



Enjoy~

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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2012, 11:27:09 am »
Nice!!!!  That will look good on whatever you do with it.  I have snakeskin envy. :-[

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Offline wildkatt

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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2012, 01:16:05 pm »
Me too. Love the pattern will make a great looking bow. 8)



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Offline criveraville

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2012, 01:47:05 pm »
That's a beauty there.

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Offline soy

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2012, 02:14:19 pm »
Nice score  :o
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2012, 02:36:20 pm »
Wow talk about perfect camo! great score
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Offline Elktracker

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« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2012, 03:11:38 pm »
Thats awsome I need to make some friends that have pet snakes!

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2012, 03:22:37 pm »
that would be a gorgeous backing
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Offline Postman

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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2012, 09:48:53 pm »
What a cool lookin' snake! You see a lok of albinos, but I've never seen that morph.
 
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2012, 10:15:29 pm »
Thanks guys, I'll be sure to post up a pic of it when I pick it up and for sure when I get a chance to use some of it on a project or two.   8)
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2012, 10:34:32 pm »
That skin is cool.  You should be able to get a few bows out of that one. 

I wish I knew some snake people.
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2012, 11:06:15 pm »
Osage, depending on the girth (and the fact I prefer making shorty NA style bows) I hope to get quite a few bow skins worth out of her.
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Offline HickoryBill

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2012, 11:30:14 pm »
God how I hate snakes..I couldn't imagine having a dead one in the freezer.. ::) ::) ::)
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2012, 11:44:26 pm »
Hopw about filling up more than 1/2 your freezer with one  >:D
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Offline HickoryBill

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Re: Snake skin jackpot
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2012, 11:53:05 pm »
I'm getting the heebbee jeebbees just thinking about it!! :-X :-X
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