So you've got a dead snake- now what?
Learn a useful skill, and leverage roadkill for fun and profit.
A companion to How to Cook a Snake.
Learn a useful skill, and leverage roadkill for fun and profit.
A companion to How to Cook a Snake.
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This is probably going to be the hard part.
Snakes do a fine job keeping the world free of unnecessary rodents; don't kill them unless absolutely necessary! That said, if you do kill a snake, or find one dead, don't let it go to waste.
The snake in this Instructable was run over by a car; Eric found it a couple minutes later, its heart still beating, in the process of expiring by the side of the road. Since we knew both time and cause1 of death, and refrigerated the carcass promptly, it was safe to eat. If you just want the skin, the time and mechanism of death isn't as relevant. Just be sensible, and make sure to clean yourself (and the snake parts) up properly.
A bit of internet research identified it as a probable Black Rat Snake, a non-poisonous Indiana resident.
1 Note that snakes can also die from eating poisoned rodents. You dont want to eat a snake dosed up with warfarin or other toxin2. Pay attention to context.
2 It's apparently fine to cook and eat poisonous snakes- cooking is sufficient to inactivate any venomous residue.
Snakes do a fine job keeping the world free of unnecessary rodents; don't kill them unless absolutely necessary! That said, if you do kill a snake, or find one dead, don't let it go to waste.
The snake in this Instructable was run over by a car; Eric found it a couple minutes later, its heart still beating, in the process of expiring by the side of the road. Since we knew both time and cause1 of death, and refrigerated the carcass promptly, it was safe to eat. If you just want the skin, the time and mechanism of death isn't as relevant. Just be sensible, and make sure to clean yourself (and the snake parts) up properly.
A bit of internet research identified it as a probable Black Rat Snake, a non-poisonous Indiana resident.
1 Note that snakes can also die from eating poisoned rodents. You dont want to eat a snake dosed up with warfarin or other toxin2. Pay attention to context.
2 It's apparently fine to cook and eat poisonous snakes- cooking is sufficient to inactivate any venomous residue.
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If humidity is super-high, you'll likely want to rub the skin down with borax or salt to keep anything from growing on the skin while it dries, and tack it down to something like a screen for better breathability. If you live in a desert, far less to worry about - you can just tack it out almost anywhere and it will dry nicely.
Just be aware that the skin will be crispy, not pliable - you've got to do a bit of treatment to make it soft.
It's the cloaca or cloacal opening.
"Discard internal organs, which may carry salmonella.
Reptiles can be cooked in their skins. Large snakes can be chopped into steaks and provide useful skins. To prepare a snake, cut off head well down, behind poison sacs; open vent to neck keeping blade outwards, to avoid piercing innards, which will fall clear. Skewer to suspend and ease of skin towards tail."
The final phrase (yes, "of", not "off" - a typo probably) reminds me of skinning fish: Skewer through head or back, and peel the skin off... Otherwise, if the snake is roasted, the skin should peel off easier. Anyone for a BBQ?
I'm gonna have to try with my new tool.
Thanx!
I spent 4 months there around the time this first comment was written. I traveled from Jakarta to Manado. I saw dog barbques in all the places I went. I did not say all Indonesians eat dogs. I wouldn t say all all americans eat cows., but you can sure say that we have many places to barbecue a steak. So take your cows to america they will barbecue it. I am not racist I have been there. Have you spanner?
They are an Islamic country and moslems do not touch dogs. If a dog licks them they must undergo a purifacation at the local mosque.
Your racist ignorance is dispicable.
That being said, sure Indonesians do eat dogs. Not ALL of them do, as it's not a common delicacy, but there are some people who do. I've known some places where they go and cook dogs (sometimes even cats too).
The original comments was suggesting that as a general rule ALL indonesians eat dogs.
Just so you know you may well be Orang Indonesian tetapi saya tingal di Indonesia juga.
I also have eaten dog, and other 'bizarre' foods.
Oriole was being not so subtle in his/her racism and I do not tolerate rascim .
Thankyou,
Spanner
I FEEL THAT MY COUNTRY IS REALLY VERY GENEROUS & GREAT IN
HUMANITY CHARACTER
Stop sharing useless information
Before I get trolled, let me clarify:
Real poisons are poisonous regardless of what you do to them. EX Cyanide, Arsenic, Strychnine. Biotoxins are usually heat sensitive, and are made of proteins. They can be broken down are rendered ineffective. EX Venom, Salmonella, and Botulin.