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Offline gstoneberg

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Look what I found in the shop!
« on: April 14, 2012, 02:48:47 pm »
Walked into the shop this morning and saw something scoot around the corner into a storage area.  Wasn't sure what it was.  Turned out to be a 4 and a half foot rat snake...



Sure hate to kill a snake, but he's gonna look good on a bow.  I couldn't help myself.



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Offline Adam

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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2012, 02:54:18 pm »
Nice! Great before and after photos!
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Offline madcrow

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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2012, 03:31:56 pm »
Sweet.  All I ever find are mice.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2012, 03:41:14 pm »
Nice skin George.  Any snake that wonders into a bowyers shop is askin' for it.  I wish our rat snakes had that nice of pattern.  By the time they are that size, they are almost all black.
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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2012, 04:01:58 pm »
Very nice looking snake. He looks kind of slender. Our gopher snakes are long and skinny compared to the poisonous snakes, but would still be considerably fatter than that.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2012, 04:56:15 pm »
He seemed to be narrow across the back for sure. That's better for bow use anyway. The big rattlers are so big around the pattern doesn't even come close to fitting on a bow back.

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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2012, 05:12:50 pm »
Quote from: gstoneberg on April 14, 2012, 04:56:15 pm
He seemed to be narrow across the back for sure. That's better for bow use anyway. The big rattlers are so big around the pattern doesn't even come close to fitting on a bow back.

George
I agree, they fit so much better. Long and skinny are built for longbows. On occasion I find one on the road without to much damage that is 6 feet. 1 snake for 1 bow is great and the pattern fits. Nothing worse than loosing half the diamond pattern when using a diamond back.
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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2012, 12:07:22 am »
Very Nice!
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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2012, 12:31:07 am »
Nice catch George!!

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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2012, 10:45:17 am »
That's a pretty snake, George!  Ida killed it, also.
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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2012, 11:18:56 am »
Thanks guys.  When I took that second picture I had the scales side up to show it off but I tacked it down scales side down.  In just a few hours the white inside of the skin is gone and it looks the same from the inside.  Always amazes me as that happens.

I had a 16yr old young man over mowing yesterday and he found the head.  It went home with him.  Not sure what he intends to do with it.  It has a .22cal pellet sized hole in it.

George
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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2012, 01:34:22 pm »
Shoot.  I thought you had tacked it down like that.  I guess I'm the only one that likes to tack them scales up.  As long as the skin peals off cleanly, I don't see what difference it makes.  That sure is a nice pattern on that snake.  I have a feeling it is going to back a sweet character osage bow in the near future.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2012, 07:23:19 pm »
I don't know, I do it the way I do to promote it drying quickly.  Here's what I meant, this is the scale side down after 1 day of drying. 



See where I slipped with the box cutter I was using to skin him...and I was trying to be sooooooo careful.  Good grief.  If you've never skinned a freshly killed snake you just haven't lived... :o

I'm sure he'll go on a bow.  I've been holding out for gar skins on my trade bow, but  you never know...

George
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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2012, 08:12:42 pm »
Chihuahua George!!! I need to give you lessons next time I see ya..  >:D

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Re: Look what I found in the shop!
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2012, 08:54:50 pm »
What'd I do wrong?  You'll see me again in 5 days. ;D ;D  Looking forward to it.

George
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