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Brooks803

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Neighbors are great, especially when they know your hobbies :wink:

He found this big guy in the driveway (we both live on the same 100acre property) and took him out. Looks to be a Timber Rattlesnake. Instead of throwing him away he came over to the house to see if I wanted it for anything. YUP! This will be a first, and I haven't really done any snake skin castings but this outta be fun. Now I need to find some tanning guides for after I skin it. I haven't measured yet but I'll do that before I get started. Felt like sharing while I was reading up on Seamus's tutorial :biggrin:
 

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All done! Everything went as well as possible. Man that sucker was FAT! Had a few mice in his belly. My wife helped out after I skinned it and it measured just at 59" and that was without the head so it was a good 5' long. Here's a couple pix.

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Contact Don Ward (its virgil) for tanning instructions -- he will provide them by e-mail if you contact him.

Nice neighbor -- the two legged one --

Think big pens with that sized snake skin --
 
Might want to check and make sure it's not on the endangered species list. Could get into ALOT of trouble.

If it is a timber rattler I THINK those are on the list in Texas????

If not that's a nice skin you got there. Should turn out great.
 
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Jonathon,

Did a snake skin case demo for our group today. The seam was great. Give me a call when you are free and ready to cast a blank.

Nice steal! You would have had to clean my shorts if I came across one of those that big! LOL!
 
Good thing I didn't find it in my driveway.:eek:.. you probably wouldn't have wanted the skin if I had... the smell probably wouldn't ever have come off and might even have bled through your casting.:biggrin:.:devil:.. I hate snakes in any and all forms..:wink:.... never worry about them hurting me, but certainly will make me hurt myself.:highfive::highfive: congrats on the skin...
 
All I can say is.... you know you have a good wife when she helps to skin the rattlesnakes!

She is a keeper!
 
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