Skinning snakes

[M-P]

Mp, I have bought hides like that. I washed em good in soapy water and glued em down with no problem.

Thanks,  Good to know.   Ron

[Bryce]

Peel and stick!

[Jodocus]

Looks good Bryce, like a matter of seconds. That
phyton skin was very well muscled though, real butchery.

[crooketarrow]

  SKIN FROM THE HEAD DOWN TO TAIL  NOT TAIL TO HEAD.
  I just tie them up with a string by the head. Split them from head to tail down the belly. Pull down with a pair of plyers.
  FLESH GOOD TACK TO A BOARD LET DRY. I tack mine flesh out.
  OR FLESH ROLL UP ZIP-LOC AND FREEZE.
  I don't tan mine. Indains taned there's with pee. I've did this. It works ok like this also. This is surpose to be the best way of taning snake and fish hides.
  I freeze if it'll be a while before I use. But I've tacked and dryed and not use it for over a year. But watch where you store it mice will nipple on the edges.
  I had a black snake hide just let dty like I skined it. It as 7 or 8 years before I pulled it out of the rafters and but it on a ocean spray bow. It was just find.

[Gus]

Dang Bryce...

That looks like a Nice Checkered Garter Snake...
I think they'd be Awesome on a a Horse Bow...

I've been on the hunt for a Breeding pair of Checkers...
To grow my own skins...   

Also been on the hunt for a pair of Eastern Garters.
I plan to keep half the offspring for bows and release the other half to the wild...
Working on this breeding program for several East Texas species...
My first babies should emerge next year...
Great Spirit willing and the Creek don't Rise.

-gus