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I'm not sure if i would, would you?
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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I've had rattlesnake. Pretty boney but not too bad
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ate several in China, Iowa beef has it beat by a longshot
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Yep, ate a couple, when young & living in Australia !
Toss 'em in the coals, cool a bit, peel skin & eat.
Didn't taste like chicken !
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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That's a fact. Whoever said it tasted like chicken I'd be dubious of their poultry supplier
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A friend was in Vietnam, he said the cooks had one cooked, but he had to go on patrol, and missed out.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Your friend didn't miss anything.
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I ate a rattler in Florida back in the late 80s. We skinned it and deboned it. Cut up the fillets into bite size pieces then breaded it in seasoned flour. Probably everglades seasoning as we dumped that crap on everything back then. Fried it up and got chewing. Tasted like chicken nuggets to me.
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Have killed, cooked and eaten MANY. Love it friend...
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When folks ask me to describe eating rattlesnake the best analogy I can give is that it’s like a 3 foot long chicken back.
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I've eaten rattlesnake. It's not bad at all. In fact, it's pretty good. My son is a Marine. He's eaten snakes, too. Habu Viper. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/vxaTE25.jpg)
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Have eaten it, along with a bunch of other weird stuff
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I'm not familiar with snakes, nor have I eaten one. But if I felt it was being done safely, I would try the meal.
On poisonous ones, like rattle snakes, is there a certain area to be cleaned and get out the poison? Maybe it is not harmful if ingested, I have no clue?
Not into Googling at this hour.
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Cut the head off and discard.
You can be "bitten" by a long dead snake.
That's about it specific to venom.
I've eaten rattled. Its fine. Not great, not bad.
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Cut the head off and discard.
You can be "bitten" by a long dead snake.
That's about it specific to venom.
I've eaten rattled. Its fine. Not great, not bad. I understand about being "bitten" by dead, cold blooded creatures. Years ago, I had cleaned a couple snapping turtles. 30 minutes or so later, heard my German Shepard start "ky ya yeeing" One of those turtle heads snapped on to his nose. Learned after that to take a fence post digger and drop heads down there, out of the dog's reach.
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I had rattlesnake at a restaurant in AZ and it was ok. Had snake in China and thought it pretty much sucked.
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People say they taste like chicken, but not the ones I've had. They taste a bit more like fish to me.
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Cut the head off and discard.
You can be "bitten" by a long dead snake.
That's about it specific to venom.
I've eaten rattled. Its fine. Not great, not bad. I understand about being "bitten" by dead, cold blooded creatures. Years ago, I had cleaned a couple snapping turtles. 30 minutes or so later, heard my German Shepard start "ky ya yeeing" One of those turtle heads snapped on to his nose. Learned after that to take a fence post digger and drop heads down there, out of the dog's reach. It not just the nerve thing. The venom doesn't go away. I've been told it crystallize, and can be an issue for a long time. If you cut the head off and preserved it, it would contain venom that could hurt you. Getting dried venom into you wouldn't be likely, but it would be possible.
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Had rattler twice...I'm done
My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here.
My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.
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The head wasn't a problem on the one I ate. I blew it clean off about 8 inches back with my 12 gauge. I my buddy was 6’3 at the time and he had to hold it up slightly over his head to get it off the ground.
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