recipe for snake

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gutsy

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summer is onthe way folks ! so are the snakes . was wondering, just how do you cook snake in the feild ? we'll just make this a snake thread so any advice , character building stories , anything to do with snakes is fine . while were at it lets talk a bout first line treatment of snake bites also. ive caught lots of them in the past [venomous and non], never gotten bit yet. stopped doing that after i became a dad. just started wondering what id do if i or some one else gets bit . thanks in advance.:D
 
mmmmmm snake! :D would make a wonderful garnishing to go along with the skunk as recently mentioned. my best guess would be to clean it and cook it like a sausage in a pan or like a polish over a fire! actually, that doesnt sound too bad... maybey we could throw in some roasted tarantulas just to "wet" the pallate :D :thumbup:
 
at least we havent discussed eating domesticated animals yet , but its only a matter of time i guess .:D have we talked about eating dogs and cats yet?
 
Throw snake in fire, cook till black, take snake out, peal and eat. Or, if you're planning on spiffing up your longbow or recurve with the skins, peal, scrape, salt and put away the skin, then put snake on a stick and grill to perfection.:D
 
This is something I know well. Lots of rattlesnakes in central Texas where I'm from. Best fried, but you asked about field cooking. In that case, I prefere rattlesnake shish kabob. But whatever you do, don't cook water moccasin. :barf: Worst thing I ever tried to do. Absolutely not edible. It makes spoiled fish smell and taste good by comparison.
 
I also prefer rattlesnake cooked on a wooden skewer over a small fire. Don't cook it on locust wood skewers, of course. You eat around the bones, like catfish.

To me, rattlesnake tastes exactly like calamari, and is an easily caught supplement to hiking rations. I'll stop my truck to move a rattlesnake off the road before it gets run over if I'm not hiking, but I won't hestitate to eat one if I'm hungry. Rattlesnake is a clean and tasty meat.

Also note that rattlesnake boiled with a bullion cube is pretty good. You boil it in your teapot until the flesh falls off the bones. Same with frog legs.

I have eaten several sorts of snakes, and I agree with buckg that water moccasin would gag a maggot.

Take Care,
Jeff
 
another question, whats your preference to catching them? i prefer a stick and a pillow case . and how long do you cook snake when using an open fire kabob style?
 
Take the skinned snake, a small white river pebble, and put both into the pot wth a little seasoning.
Boil at a low simmer, prodding gently, until the pebble is soft.
Throw away the snake and eat the pebble.:D
 
Stepdad shot a rattler in a cave in Wimberly,Texas.Skinned it,gutted it,brought it back to camp.Mom fried it in butter,salt and pepper.It was delicious.Fork flakes off of ribs.Tastes like chicken,a little oily and dries out fast.:eek: :D
I was 11 it was 1967.Mule deer season.

Doug :)
 
I guess I'll have to go hungry - all snakes [except two legged ones ] are protected in NY !!
 
Pan fried is the way to go, just like fired chicken. MMMMMM!!! I have eaten several this way. When backpacking I cooked one in aluminum foil with butter, and lemon pepper, very good.
Wade
 
gutsy said:
another question, whats your preference to catching them? i prefer a stick and a pillow case . and how long do you cook snake when using an open fire kabob style?
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I don't catch them, I shoot them. A .22 rifle or pistol is great for this, but anything will do. I've even used a .357 on them. Because of their small size and light construction, the bullets go right through with minimal meat loss so any caliber will work.

As for cooking time, it ain't long. Depending on how close you hold them to the fire and how hot the fire is, we're talking 10 minutes or so. Perhaps those with more culinary skills and sophisticated tastes might prefer "slow roasting" but I don't like to wait long when I'm hungry so I hold it close to the fire and sear it quickly. Like most meat, it's done when it smells good. I've never found any parasites in them, so you could probably eat 'em raw without ill effects. I'm more concerned about over cooking than under cooking. So when it looks done and smells done, then it's done.
 
mete said:
I guess I'll have to go hungry - all snakes [except two legged ones ] are protected in NY !!
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umm.. no they're not.. the only animals in New york you can't legally kill are endangered, threatened, or labeled as special interest.

Look here

edit: snakes have no specific hunting season.. they can be taken year round assuming you want to dig for them in the winter. I just called my father to verify the information I've posted and his words are " You've been seriously misinformed." and he's been an Encon Officer for 30 years now.
 
thanks buckg , im gonna try it this summer:D some time or another . will have digital camera on hand during capture of the reptile , hopfuly it will be one of those spot and pop[shotgun] instead of the hop and bop[short stick].:D
 
Gutsy,

According to the TWRA, it is ilegal to kill any snake in Tennessee. They have an excellent website.

However, if you are travelling, I think you would enjoy using a forked stick or even a flex stick such as ratan staff more than a shotgun, and that you would find it safer if the snake comes towards you. North American Snakes, with the exception of a water moccasin in the water, are not hard to kill with a stick and shooting them with a shotgun tends to waste meat. Be gutsy.

Also be advised that in many states it is legal to kill a snake if it is threatening you or livestock, but that to specifically go hunting them requires a small game license or it's local equivilant.

Take Care,
Jeff
 
Also be advised that in many states it is legal to kill a snake if it is threatening you or livestock, but that to specifically go hunting them requires a small game license or it's local equivilant.
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Actually, in New York killing a Timber Rattler for ANY reason carries a hefty fine. I remember 8 years ago or so, a man in my neighbor hood killed a timber that had bitten his 4 year old son. and the snake was still in a position to bite again. The guy got stuck with a $5,000 fine...
 
Personally I like Rattler fried or oven baked. In the field you can boil, roast over open fire, or cook in foil. In a survival situation you could cook the meat enough on a hot rock to eat. All will work and taste great. I never cooked one with the skin on, but do believe it could be done and have talked to other that have done it. I just cut the head off, hang by the tail, then slit the belly, pull out the offal and pull the skin off. Wash well, cut into about three inch lenghts and you are good to go. There is a unpleasent(to most people) musky smell that comes with cleaning them.

Your biggest problem may be finding one. They don't care for people all that much and don't like to be bothered. Most of the time when we hunted them, when I lived in West Texas, it would not be unusal for us to have to run them down as they tryed to get away from us. Was the easiest to find them on the edge of the roads on cool evenings or early night as they would seek the heat from the roads after the sun went down.
 
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