Anybody Know Anything About Rattlesnake Habits?

[DSB OUTDOORS]

DSB how'd you make it into a hat band? Put paracord or something through it?PM me if you don't want to put it in someone else's thread, I've been thinking about going and finding one... I need to get a lighter hat for summer, and it'll need a band...

You'll like this. I was 20 years not much money, didn't know Sh*t about tanning snake hyde's. So I made a few calls. You skin it like a fish down the belly and peel the skin off like a banana, stretch it out on a board and tack it scales down. Remove any meat that might be on it, should'nt be much. They told to use I think it was Glycol it's a Glyseran based liquid. Put it on and let it soak in. I'm sure they have better stuff now a days for tanning hydes. Now here is where I cheaped out, I took a Budlight 12 pack box cut it about 1 1/2" lightly glued it to the skin in the center. Wrapped the skin around that, I used just regular old thread and needle and sewed it up. Let it dry and there ya go. I wish I would have put some kind of clear coat on the scale side, It still sheds scales. But it's lasted all these years!!

[Ah Pook]

Skin it and get all the meat off you can. Soak the skin in boric acid for about two days. Rinse with water repeatedly. Scrape off extra meat and scales. Flatten out and start rubbing in glycerin. I always sliced up the underbelly and tacked to a board.

[spyder]

One of these times when you guys kill one, you should send me the head!

[BlasterBob]

One of these times when you guys kill one, you should send me the head!

If you ever really get moved down to Trinidad, you'll be able to find some on your own. They are here just waiting for your arrival.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

One of these times when you guys kill one, you should send me the head!

I'll see what I can do!! I know they have their place on Earth. But the little FNG bastards should'nt get in my way!

[cebeu]

I don't know much about rattle snakes other than 1) How to ID them and 2) Get the f*** away when I do but...I have a comment and an observation.

As a youngster on the eastern edges of the Springs in the late 60's and into the 70's I used to find rattlers and bull snakes way more often than I liked. Housing developments (the non-stop construction) seemed to "stir em' up."

But...strange...at least for me...is seeing snakes "up high," never seemed too in years past (at least I didn't although I always heard the stories). I have seen 4 snakes in the last 3 days, all above ~8K' (little dudes) and the kicker, I was just out diggin' some brush this morning and what I think was a gartner snake, maybe 18"ish or so, came cruising by. It stopped to check me out...and I just stood there thinking "huh...I'm at ~9250' and here's a friggin' snake...couldn't believe it!" I would never have guessed I'd see a snake at this elevation. It's almost 80 degrees up here today and the sun feels like a monster laser searing into your body...maybe the "ultra hot day" has something to do with bringing em' out.

[Guylee]

I just shot one this past weekend. I've been wanting to make a belt or something but he was too small. Oh well, maybe the vultures or other scavengers will get to him.