once i get it on my skins i like to lay a towel in the garage or on a work bench, fold it over so the skin is sandwiched , then lay down a piece of plywood or something stiff and flat large enough to cover the snake, then put on some weights.

Great Instructable! Place it in a freezer or refrigerator until it stops wiggling, then either barbecue it or give it to someone more courageous than you to eat. Remove the snake skin from the tanning solution.

When doing the delicate job of skinning of a snake it is best to use a very small knife or even a razor blade. Take one-half pound of salt - making sure it does not contain iodine - and put it in a gallon of warm water. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Carbon Express X-Force 350 Crossbow Is The Weapon You Need, The Best Bug Out Guns and Tips for When You’re Forced to Leave Home, Survival Cartridges: Versatile Ammo For Your Bug Out Arsenal, Forging Real Beaver Traps for Trapper Reenactors, The Helle Kletten Has 87 Years of Nordic Design in Its New Pocket Knife, The New Leatherman FREE Revolutionizes the Multitool Industry, Comprehensive Bug Out Bag List of Gear and Supplies, 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Waterborne Parasites This Summer, 10 Summer Gardening Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Bounty, DIY Bidet: How to Make Your Own Bidet When Toilet Paper Is No More, Why Farming and Your Other Talents Are Important Fighting Coronavirus, VIDEO: Man Lives in His DIY Survival Cabin For a Year. Just like any game you harvest, care must be taken in the field to ensure a good quality product in the end. When properly cared for, they can make very beautiful conversation pieces.

To do that you will likely need to head to your local fabric store. be sure to keep the skin from folding before pressing it, 6 years ago there are tanning solutions like trapper j's that are about 20 dollars a bottle, its usually a mixture of glycerin sugar and alcohol, but you can buy straight 99% glycerin at pharmacy's for much cheaper, either one works, 11 Concrete Tips to Improve Your Watercolors. Pat the skin dry with a towel. The skinless body will be trashing around like mad for about two hours. Sweet bro i live around alot of trees so i vegetable tan my skins, 5 years ago Thanks for this!! If you have a rattlesnake rattle that you wish to save, you must preserve it properly. Be careful when handling the snake…

We leave them alone.

First off, don't handle the head. glycerin is what they use in lotions, however in lotions its only 5 to 10 percent glycerin buying it pure will really soak it up, What is the best method for preserving the head, i never use the heads, dont like the idea of not cleaning all the venom out on accident, ive seen lots of people encase them in acrylic though, 6 years ago At this point, it is ready to get tanned. Bathroom or a silver plated bowl, every single article will get liven up with its use. Tack the skin, scale-side out, to a plywood scrap slightly larger than the snakeskin, using upholstery tacks and a tack hammer. If you spend much time in the outdoors it is likely that you will someday stumble upon a dangerous snake that possesses a threat to your health and security. The Tandy leather store has snakeskin tanning solution for about $20US, good for three or four snakeskins. Is there any way to bring it back from its stiff brittle state of being?

Taking Care of the Snake Skin in the Field.

After that the skin should be allowed to dry before removing it from the board. for those who havent seen my work, im going to show you how to tan snake skin to use in craft projects, that can look amazing Be very careful when slicing, the snake will begin to writhe more forcefully, expecially when you get towards the rattle end. Don't go too deep, or you'll get some foul-smelling poop on you.

lay your hide out with the outside of the snake facing down, take some thumbtacks and line the sides of the hide with them, stretching the hide, and be sure to keep the scales straight, the way it dries is the way it stays.

Cork board a mildy large one, that your skin will fit on (or a large piece of plywood if thats easier, but cork is better) 4. small plywood sheets 5. dishrags, even ones, not torn up 6. heavy stuff, just used as weights, could be rocks for all i care 7. tanning solution, this is the hard one but here it is on amazon, its also sold in cabelas, P.S. an Instructable on How to Carve a Pumpkin That Replicates the Look of a Shaded Drawing. I fetched my .22 rifle and a fistful of ammunition. If any mice get in the house, they're killed. I strode to the balcony to see this so-called snakelike critter, and sure enough, there was a coiled serpent sunning itself in my backyard. Sometimes a pair of pliers can be a great help. We also have lots of large bull snakes, who happen to eat rattlesnakes and other fun things, like jackrabbits, prairie dogs and mice. Are the ones frozen ten years worth trying to tan or do you think I'd be wasting my time. on Introduction.

Pinning your hide is the most important step.

It is quite weird to behold. lay out the basic shape with maybe 10-20 tack then when the shape is good, add more and more tacks, see pictures below for an easier description.

And keep the staples as close to the edge as you can. They will attack large animals, such as horses, alpacas, goats, dogs and people. Cut off the snake's head about 4 inches below the head, unless you want to keep the skin.

Sealing off the air and circulation will substantially speed up the bacterial growth and decaying process. forst thing to do is cut the skin along the belly scales, boxcutters work nice but a decent pair of scissors will always work best!

be sure to cut slowly and very straight! Another alternative would be to skin the snake and salt the hide down using non-iodized table or pickling salt. It kept wiggling around, and Pops would drop his end whenever it started moving quickly. It is best to keep the skin as straight as possible. on Introduction, I have had them frozen for up to a year, they should still be fine to tan. Once dried you should use a pair of scissors to trim the edges.

Rattle snake, which is one of the most poisonous kinds, can be used for such purposes.

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors. on Step 8, I read somewhere that adding salt will destroy the skin, i tanned a saw scale viper skin with rubbing 2 part alcohol and 1 part glycerine ....it took a lot of time 3 weeks to dry because of the glyserine but the skin was okay .......i will implement your idea next time. but when dealing with a flexible project like a wallet or hatband its best to not use salt. You want to keep the rattles intact.

It will again go into frenzy mode. until I woke up. Put it down for a few minutes until it stops. After that your hide can be displayed in any way you prefer. I kill Prairie rattlesnakes on sight. For purposes of clarity, I consent to Athlon's collection, storage, processing, and transfer of my Personal Data and Non-Personal Data (as defined in the Privacy Policy) for the purpose of signing up for the email newsletter. Can the hides still be tanned? Bull snakes will just turn around and go the other direction when confronted by large animals. If God is good, why is there so much suffering in the world? Prairie Rattlers are dangerous. Eventually we discovered why the rabbits had fled. Wash the body and put it in a thick ZiplockTM bag.

I certainly didn't want one in my backyard around the kids and domesticated animals. :), Reply The next step would be to stretch and staple it to a piece of plywood or heavy cardboard with the flesh side out.

If after drying the flesh side of the hide feels a bit tacky you can use a cloth soaked with rubbing alcohol to remove that tackiness. To do so a normal household stapler will would fine. I told her that she could have it, if she went down there and chopped the head off and skinned it. be extra careful to put lots more tacks on the tail section!

Half the time, they will just strike without warning.

is there a specific type of glycerin that works best or that you recommend? I've tried some tanning but haven't been too successful.

Often this encounter leaves your nerves quite rattled. Get in your car.

once i get it on my skins i like to lay a towel in the garage or on a work bench, fold it over so the skin is sandwiched , then lay down a piece of plywood or something stiff and flat large enough to cover the snake, then put on some weights.

Great Instructable! Place it in a freezer or refrigerator until it stops wiggling, then either barbecue it or give it to someone more courageous than you to eat. Remove the snake skin from the tanning solution.

When doing the delicate job of skinning of a snake it is best to use a very small knife or even a razor blade. Take one-half pound of salt - making sure it does not contain iodine - and put it in a gallon of warm water. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Carbon Express X-Force 350 Crossbow Is The Weapon You Need, The Best Bug Out Guns and Tips for When You’re Forced to Leave Home, Survival Cartridges: Versatile Ammo For Your Bug Out Arsenal, Forging Real Beaver Traps for Trapper Reenactors, The Helle Kletten Has 87 Years of Nordic Design in Its New Pocket Knife, The New Leatherman FREE Revolutionizes the Multitool Industry, Comprehensive Bug Out Bag List of Gear and Supplies, 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Waterborne Parasites This Summer, 10 Summer Gardening Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Bounty, DIY Bidet: How to Make Your Own Bidet When Toilet Paper Is No More, Why Farming and Your Other Talents Are Important Fighting Coronavirus, VIDEO: Man Lives in His DIY Survival Cabin For a Year. Just like any game you harvest, care must be taken in the field to ensure a good quality product in the end. When properly cared for, they can make very beautiful conversation pieces.

To do that you will likely need to head to your local fabric store. be sure to keep the skin from folding before pressing it, 6 years ago there are tanning solutions like trapper j's that are about 20 dollars a bottle, its usually a mixture of glycerin sugar and alcohol, but you can buy straight 99% glycerin at pharmacy's for much cheaper, either one works, 11 Concrete Tips to Improve Your Watercolors. Pat the skin dry with a towel. The skinless body will be trashing around like mad for about two hours. Sweet bro i live around alot of trees so i vegetable tan my skins, 5 years ago Thanks for this!! If you have a rattlesnake rattle that you wish to save, you must preserve it properly. Be careful when handling the snake…

We leave them alone.

First off, don't handle the head. glycerin is what they use in lotions, however in lotions its only 5 to 10 percent glycerin buying it pure will really soak it up, What is the best method for preserving the head, i never use the heads, dont like the idea of not cleaning all the venom out on accident, ive seen lots of people encase them in acrylic though, 6 years ago At this point, it is ready to get tanned. Bathroom or a silver plated bowl, every single article will get liven up with its use. Tack the skin, scale-side out, to a plywood scrap slightly larger than the snakeskin, using upholstery tacks and a tack hammer. If you spend much time in the outdoors it is likely that you will someday stumble upon a dangerous snake that possesses a threat to your health and security. The Tandy leather store has snakeskin tanning solution for about $20US, good for three or four snakeskins. Is there any way to bring it back from its stiff brittle state of being?

Taking Care of the Snake Skin in the Field.

After that the skin should be allowed to dry before removing it from the board. for those who havent seen my work, im going to show you how to tan snake skin to use in craft projects, that can look amazing Be very careful when slicing, the snake will begin to writhe more forcefully, expecially when you get towards the rattle end. Don't go too deep, or you'll get some foul-smelling poop on you.

lay your hide out with the outside of the snake facing down, take some thumbtacks and line the sides of the hide with them, stretching the hide, and be sure to keep the scales straight, the way it dries is the way it stays.

Cork board a mildy large one, that your skin will fit on (or a large piece of plywood if thats easier, but cork is better) 4. small plywood sheets 5. dishrags, even ones, not torn up 6. heavy stuff, just used as weights, could be rocks for all i care 7. tanning solution, this is the hard one but here it is on amazon, its also sold in cabelas, P.S. an Instructable on How to Carve a Pumpkin That Replicates the Look of a Shaded Drawing. I fetched my .22 rifle and a fistful of ammunition. If any mice get in the house, they're killed. I strode to the balcony to see this so-called snakelike critter, and sure enough, there was a coiled serpent sunning itself in my backyard. Sometimes a pair of pliers can be a great help. We also have lots of large bull snakes, who happen to eat rattlesnakes and other fun things, like jackrabbits, prairie dogs and mice. Are the ones frozen ten years worth trying to tan or do you think I'd be wasting my time. on Introduction.

Pinning your hide is the most important step.

It is quite weird to behold. lay out the basic shape with maybe 10-20 tack then when the shape is good, add more and more tacks, see pictures below for an easier description.

And keep the staples as close to the edge as you can. They will attack large animals, such as horses, alpacas, goats, dogs and people. Cut off the snake's head about 4 inches below the head, unless you want to keep the skin.

Sealing off the air and circulation will substantially speed up the bacterial growth and decaying process. forst thing to do is cut the skin along the belly scales, boxcutters work nice but a decent pair of scissors will always work best!

be sure to cut slowly and very straight! Another alternative would be to skin the snake and salt the hide down using non-iodized table or pickling salt. It kept wiggling around, and Pops would drop his end whenever it started moving quickly. It is best to keep the skin as straight as possible. on Introduction, I have had them frozen for up to a year, they should still be fine to tan. Once dried you should use a pair of scissors to trim the edges.

Rattle snake, which is one of the most poisonous kinds, can be used for such purposes.

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors. on Step 8, I read somewhere that adding salt will destroy the skin, i tanned a saw scale viper skin with rubbing 2 part alcohol and 1 part glycerine ....it took a lot of time 3 weeks to dry because of the glyserine but the skin was okay .......i will implement your idea next time. but when dealing with a flexible project like a wallet or hatband its best to not use salt. You want to keep the rattles intact.

It will again go into frenzy mode. until I woke up. Put it down for a few minutes until it stops. After that your hide can be displayed in any way you prefer. I kill Prairie rattlesnakes on sight. For purposes of clarity, I consent to Athlon's collection, storage, processing, and transfer of my Personal Data and Non-Personal Data (as defined in the Privacy Policy) for the purpose of signing up for the email newsletter. Can the hides still be tanned? Bull snakes will just turn around and go the other direction when confronted by large animals. If God is good, why is there so much suffering in the world? Prairie Rattlers are dangerous. Eventually we discovered why the rabbits had fled. Wash the body and put it in a thick ZiplockTM bag.

I certainly didn't want one in my backyard around the kids and domesticated animals. :), Reply The next step would be to stretch and staple it to a piece of plywood or heavy cardboard with the flesh side out.

If after drying the flesh side of the hide feels a bit tacky you can use a cloth soaked with rubbing alcohol to remove that tackiness. To do so a normal household stapler will would fine. I told her that she could have it, if she went down there and chopped the head off and skinned it. be extra careful to put lots more tacks on the tail section!

Half the time, they will just strike without warning.

is there a specific type of glycerin that works best or that you recommend? I've tried some tanning but haven't been too successful.

Often this encounter leaves your nerves quite rattled. Get in your car.

once i get it on my skins i like to lay a towel in the garage or on a work bench, fold it over so the skin is sandwiched , then lay down a piece of plywood or something stiff and flat large enough to cover the snake, then put on some weights.

Great Instructable! Place it in a freezer or refrigerator until it stops wiggling, then either barbecue it or give it to someone more courageous than you to eat. Remove the snake skin from the tanning solution.

When doing the delicate job of skinning of a snake it is best to use a very small knife or even a razor blade. Take one-half pound of salt - making sure it does not contain iodine - and put it in a gallon of warm water. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Carbon Express X-Force 350 Crossbow Is The Weapon You Need, The Best Bug Out Guns and Tips for When You’re Forced to Leave Home, Survival Cartridges: Versatile Ammo For Your Bug Out Arsenal, Forging Real Beaver Traps for Trapper Reenactors, The Helle Kletten Has 87 Years of Nordic Design in Its New Pocket Knife, The New Leatherman FREE Revolutionizes the Multitool Industry, Comprehensive Bug Out Bag List of Gear and Supplies, 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Waterborne Parasites This Summer, 10 Summer Gardening Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Bounty, DIY Bidet: How to Make Your Own Bidet When Toilet Paper Is No More, Why Farming and Your Other Talents Are Important Fighting Coronavirus, VIDEO: Man Lives in His DIY Survival Cabin For a Year. Just like any game you harvest, care must be taken in the field to ensure a good quality product in the end. When properly cared for, they can make very beautiful conversation pieces.

To do that you will likely need to head to your local fabric store. be sure to keep the skin from folding before pressing it, 6 years ago there are tanning solutions like trapper j's that are about 20 dollars a bottle, its usually a mixture of glycerin sugar and alcohol, but you can buy straight 99% glycerin at pharmacy's for much cheaper, either one works, 11 Concrete Tips to Improve Your Watercolors. Pat the skin dry with a towel. The skinless body will be trashing around like mad for about two hours. Sweet bro i live around alot of trees so i vegetable tan my skins, 5 years ago Thanks for this!! If you have a rattlesnake rattle that you wish to save, you must preserve it properly. Be careful when handling the snake…

We leave them alone.

First off, don't handle the head. glycerin is what they use in lotions, however in lotions its only 5 to 10 percent glycerin buying it pure will really soak it up, What is the best method for preserving the head, i never use the heads, dont like the idea of not cleaning all the venom out on accident, ive seen lots of people encase them in acrylic though, 6 years ago At this point, it is ready to get tanned. Bathroom or a silver plated bowl, every single article will get liven up with its use. Tack the skin, scale-side out, to a plywood scrap slightly larger than the snakeskin, using upholstery tacks and a tack hammer. If you spend much time in the outdoors it is likely that you will someday stumble upon a dangerous snake that possesses a threat to your health and security. The Tandy leather store has snakeskin tanning solution for about $20US, good for three or four snakeskins. Is there any way to bring it back from its stiff brittle state of being?

Taking Care of the Snake Skin in the Field.

After that the skin should be allowed to dry before removing it from the board. for those who havent seen my work, im going to show you how to tan snake skin to use in craft projects, that can look amazing Be very careful when slicing, the snake will begin to writhe more forcefully, expecially when you get towards the rattle end. Don't go too deep, or you'll get some foul-smelling poop on you.

lay your hide out with the outside of the snake facing down, take some thumbtacks and line the sides of the hide with them, stretching the hide, and be sure to keep the scales straight, the way it dries is the way it stays.

Cork board a mildy large one, that your skin will fit on (or a large piece of plywood if thats easier, but cork is better) 4. small plywood sheets 5. dishrags, even ones, not torn up 6. heavy stuff, just used as weights, could be rocks for all i care 7. tanning solution, this is the hard one but here it is on amazon, its also sold in cabelas, P.S. an Instructable on How to Carve a Pumpkin That Replicates the Look of a Shaded Drawing. I fetched my .22 rifle and a fistful of ammunition. If any mice get in the house, they're killed. I strode to the balcony to see this so-called snakelike critter, and sure enough, there was a coiled serpent sunning itself in my backyard. Sometimes a pair of pliers can be a great help. We also have lots of large bull snakes, who happen to eat rattlesnakes and other fun things, like jackrabbits, prairie dogs and mice. Are the ones frozen ten years worth trying to tan or do you think I'd be wasting my time. on Introduction.

Pinning your hide is the most important step.

It is quite weird to behold. lay out the basic shape with maybe 10-20 tack then when the shape is good, add more and more tacks, see pictures below for an easier description.

And keep the staples as close to the edge as you can. They will attack large animals, such as horses, alpacas, goats, dogs and people. Cut off the snake's head about 4 inches below the head, unless you want to keep the skin.

Sealing off the air and circulation will substantially speed up the bacterial growth and decaying process. forst thing to do is cut the skin along the belly scales, boxcutters work nice but a decent pair of scissors will always work best!

be sure to cut slowly and very straight! Another alternative would be to skin the snake and salt the hide down using non-iodized table or pickling salt. It kept wiggling around, and Pops would drop his end whenever it started moving quickly. It is best to keep the skin as straight as possible. on Introduction, I have had them frozen for up to a year, they should still be fine to tan. Once dried you should use a pair of scissors to trim the edges.

Rattle snake, which is one of the most poisonous kinds, can be used for such purposes.

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors. on Step 8, I read somewhere that adding salt will destroy the skin, i tanned a saw scale viper skin with rubbing 2 part alcohol and 1 part glycerine ....it took a lot of time 3 weeks to dry because of the glyserine but the skin was okay .......i will implement your idea next time. but when dealing with a flexible project like a wallet or hatband its best to not use salt. You want to keep the rattles intact.

It will again go into frenzy mode. until I woke up. Put it down for a few minutes until it stops. After that your hide can be displayed in any way you prefer. I kill Prairie rattlesnakes on sight. For purposes of clarity, I consent to Athlon's collection, storage, processing, and transfer of my Personal Data and Non-Personal Data (as defined in the Privacy Policy) for the purpose of signing up for the email newsletter. Can the hides still be tanned? Bull snakes will just turn around and go the other direction when confronted by large animals. If God is good, why is there so much suffering in the world? Prairie Rattlers are dangerous. Eventually we discovered why the rabbits had fled. Wash the body and put it in a thick ZiplockTM bag.

I certainly didn't want one in my backyard around the kids and domesticated animals. :), Reply The next step would be to stretch and staple it to a piece of plywood or heavy cardboard with the flesh side out.

If after drying the flesh side of the hide feels a bit tacky you can use a cloth soaked with rubbing alcohol to remove that tackiness. To do so a normal household stapler will would fine. I told her that she could have it, if she went down there and chopped the head off and skinned it. be extra careful to put lots more tacks on the tail section!

Half the time, they will just strike without warning.

is there a specific type of glycerin that works best or that you recommend? I've tried some tanning but haven't been too successful.

Often this encounter leaves your nerves quite rattled. Get in your car.

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