seamus7227
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Check out this bad boy! My snake supplier/catcher/killer provided me with this 6' long Bullsnake today, I skinned it, fleshed it, and is now in the tanning solution! Should be ready by the middle of next week!
How much?
Hey, Seamus, I thought you were not supposed to kill bull snake because they are good for the garden? On the other hands you're gonna use it for pen making?
They make stunning pens, I can't argue that fact, but being such a large snake the patterns will not be quite as good and the Bull snake skin is thicker than average making it more difficult to seam and to spin to size. I've had a few and they were so thick that it was difficult not revealing some scales when spun down, and if you hit the scales with a chisel, it's a tough fix.
this will be the first time I have tanned this type of snake, and after reading that, their skin didnt appear to be thicker, however, it must be, because when i was fleshing it last nite, I was able to be a little more rigid with the skins than with the diamondbacks or sand rattlers. thanks for the info. I will keep this in mind when i get ready to cast!
Seamus, those are some Texas sized snakes. Can't wait to see some of the pens from these.
Paul in WA your snakes are watered down becuase of so much rain you guys get. On the other hands here in Texas the darn things eat big stuff then they much on Jalapeno peppers to digest them after wards. and finally they go under the sun to strech so the can digest the whole thing. You know we bragg that in Texas everything is bigger. Including our hot air too.Got to admit, (darn Texans) those are some BIG bull snakes. Big ones around here at maybe 4 feet.
Paul in WA your snakes are watered down becuase of so much rain you guys get. On the other hands here in Texas the darn things eat big stuff then they much on Jalapeno peppers to digest them after wards. and finally they go under the sun to strech so the can digest the whole thing. You know we bragg that in Texas everything is bigger. Including our hot air too.
Fact is, they say everything is bigger in Texas because they haven't been to Canada, especially British Columbia! They have slugs in British Columbia that could eat your Bull snakes! In Texas you might run into a Deer, in Canada you have to watch out for Bears and Moose..you hit a moose it's like hitting a brick wall. In Texas you have tiny sharks, In Canada you have monster sharks and killer whales that don't even bother to chew you because it's easier to just swallow you whole.