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found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:12 am
by duck_nutt
I removed him from the area via a death blow to the head...
took him home to show the kids.(a way of reminding them that the snakes are out and to be looking where they are going)
decided to skin it....was much easier than I thought it would be....but what now?
I prolly did it wrong, but I'd like to know how so next time I do it right...
i covered it in salt, rolled it up tight and put it in the freezer..
when i put the salt on it, I could see it shrinking...
have I ruined it?
what next if I haven't..?
I saw one post where double R 2 said use alcohol and glycerin...didnt' have any of that
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:17 am
by Blackduck
the salt aggravates the deep dermal contractile elements and residual muscle fibers and that is why the skin moves. Saw the same thing on a rattler last year.
I'm sure you can google what you need to put on it. Boric acid comes to mind but I'm not sure. You will need to staple it or find some way to stretch it out.
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:23 am
by Dux Be Us
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:28 am
by duck_nutt
i googled it and there are about 1000 different ways....
just looking for some 'hands-on' experiences...
think i'll tack it to an old piece of barn wood and let my son hang it in his room
ONE DAY, i want to make a bow and cover the limbs with snake skin...
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:32 am
by fieldt76
did you take any pics of it before you skinned it? Those things scare the CRAP out of me, but I still like looking at them.... especially when they're dead
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:54 am
by duck_nutt
no, didn't get a before pic.....it was 3 fter but pretty skinny..I've seen copperheads this long get twice as big around as he was...musta have just come out of hibernation...
I'm gonna get my 'catching pole' out of the shed so I'll be eady next time...
It did what I wanted when it came to the kids..they were very jumpy around it. even with it's head off...and they were fascinated on how long it's heart beat after being skinned.(i was too)..they disected it and tried to see how it works...
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:18 pm
by Hambone
duck_nutt wrote: have I ruined it?
what next if I haven't..?
No, you haven't ruined it...what you've done is called a good start. Now, get out the matches and gasoline and finish the job.
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:57 pm
by Bamawebfoot
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:06 pm
by duck_nutt
well, I only killed it cause it was close to the house...
had it been non-poisonous i wouldn't have done it...
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:30 pm
by fieldt76
duck_nutt wrote:well, I only killed it cause it was close to the house...
had it been non-poisonous i wouldn't have done it...
Wrong.... ALL MUST DIE
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:44 pm
by duck_nutt
shhhhhhh...........
you gonna get those snake lovers all fired up!
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:45 pm
by duck_nutt
my son usually takes care of any snake they find around the yard....last one he found, he decided to take care of it with his 20 guage, but only had buckshot...
shot it twice
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:03 pm
by DUCKAHOLIC
duck_nutt wrote:shhhhhhh...........
you gonna get those snake lovers all fired up!
We are reading................no need to reply to ignorance..........all snakes must die give me a farkin break
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:19 pm
by *7*
The leather saddle treatment spray at the local co-op works well.
Re: found a 3 ft copperhead in the road yesterday
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:06 pm
by arduckslayer
DUCKAHOLIC wrote:duck_nutt wrote:shhhhhhh...........
you gonna get those snake lovers all fired up!
We are reading................
no need to reply to ignorance..........all snakes must die give me a farkin break
+1000
