Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
May 24, 2012, 11:07:39 PM

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
1341819 Posts in 139390 Topics by 36711 Members
Latest Member: JAWZ
* Home Help Help Search Calendar Login Register
Taxidermy.Net Forum  |  Beginners, Training & Tutorials  |  Tutorials  |  Topic: Rattlesnake mounting - part II of V « previous next »
Pages: 1 [2] Print
Author Topic: Rattlesnake mounting - part II of V  (Read 5355 times)
wild prairie
Bronze Member
**
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Posts: 172



WWW
« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2010, 12:40:20 PM »
Run along boy, I hear your mom calling!
Report to moderator   Logged
Acelin
New Member
*
Location: Senoia, Georgia
Posts: 56


Failure is a option... NOT!


WWW
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2010, 03:29:47 PM »
lol but seriously i dont care about tonka
Report to moderator   Logged
I said normal over and over until it sounded weird.
GeorgiaPeach85
New Member
*
Posts: 3
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2011, 10:30:54 PM »
o.O I'm a beginner and I am planning on a rattlesnake mount to be my first actual mount. I've had great success with skull mounts and skeletal mounts, even did an entire rattlesnake skeleton, so I thought it was time to try my hand at something new... This has all been extremely helpful to me, and I can't wait to finish my mount and ask for your opinions on my work. :-)
Report to moderator   Logged
bucknduck
Bronze Member
**
Posts: 119



WWW
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2011, 09:52:01 AM »
Good luck on your snake mount.  One of these days I'll have to give it a shot myself.  For now, can't stand the little buggers.
Report to moderator   Logged
Redwolf
Platinum Member
*****
Posts: 22020
« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2011, 10:00:51 AM »
One thing I learned a few weeks ago is you should be VERY careful when your skinning the head. I have been poked by the fangs a bunch of times and it was no biggy. The last one I did I was skinning along and one of the fangs went straight into the tip of my index finger. It just felt like a splinter for a minute or so, but then it felt like it just fell asleep on me. Then it went totally numb and it swelled a little.
Later that day it started feeling like I hit it with a hammer. It's fine now, but I learned a good lesson that day.
For now on I'm going to pull the fangs before I skin them and I might even jam a small piece of foam in the mouth to cover any that I may have missed.
Report to moderator   Logged
kirby/575.693.6699
Platinum Member
*****
Location: portales, nm 88130
Posts: 1005


I'm on top of the dirt; how bad can it be?
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2011, 10:45:45 AM »
and another total catastrophe avoided by clean living and pure thought. Bob you are lucky it wasn't any worse. didn't you tell me to be CAREFUL when i work with these guys. Damg glad it wasn't any worse.

kirby
Report to moderator   Logged
the bitterness of poor quality far outweighs the sweetness of low price.
Redwolf
Platinum Member
*****
Posts: 22020
« Reply #21 on: May 17, 2011, 10:47:59 AM »
Quote from: kirby/575.693.6699 on May 17, 2011, 10:45:45 AM
didn't you tell me to be CAREFUL

Do as I say. Not as I do Cheesy Cheesy
Sorry, had to say it Cheesy
Report to moderator   Logged
kirby/575.693.6699
Platinum Member
*****
Location: portales, nm 88130
Posts: 1005


I'm on top of the dirt; how bad can it be?
« Reply #22 on: May 17, 2011, 10:48:29 AM »
LMAO you sound like my Dad now.
Report to moderator   Logged
the bitterness of poor quality far outweighs the sweetness of low price.
Redwolf
Platinum Member
*****
Posts: 22020
« Reply #23 on: May 17, 2011, 10:53:42 AM »
I've made some pretty stupid mistakes doing taxidermy. I've cut myself pretty good, I've driven wires in my hand, I've driven drill bits in my hand and on and on. But this was the first time I got a little nervous. lol
Report to moderator   Logged
Inkedspider
Bronze Member
**
Location: Northeast Massachusetts
Posts: 117
« Reply #24 on: May 17, 2011, 07:54:25 PM »
"taxidermist killed.. bitten by dead snake" .. Awesome headline! I sure wasnt gonna suck out the venom dude!! Grin
Report to moderator   Logged
Redwolf
Platinum Member
*****
Posts: 22020
« Reply #25 on: May 17, 2011, 07:55:23 PM »
Quote from: Inkedspider on May 17, 2011, 07:54:25 PM
"taxidermist killed.. bitten by dead snake" .. Awesome headline! I sure wasnt gonna suck out the venom dude!! Grin

It was YOUR damn snake Cheesy Your skinning the next one Grin
Report to moderator   Logged
Inkedspider
Bronze Member
**
Location: Northeast Massachusetts
Posts: 117
« Reply #26 on: May 17, 2011, 07:56:47 PM »
Haha! I know... I remember the event well! Cheesy
Report to moderator   Logged
Redwolf
Platinum Member
*****
Posts: 22020
« Reply #27 on: May 17, 2011, 08:03:39 PM »
Quote from: Inkedspider on May 17, 2011, 07:56:47 PM
Haha! I know... I remember the event well! Cheesy

Ya know, when it happened I remembered saying "My finger went numb" and you said "Really?" I said no, I'm just kidding.
I just didn't want you freaking out. Cheesy
Report to moderator   Logged
Pages: 1 [2] Print 
Taxidermy.Net Forum  |  Beginners, Training & Tutorials  |  Tutorials  |  Topic: Rattlesnake mounting - part II of V « previous next »
Jump to:  


Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Contents © 2006-2012 Taxidermy.Net, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.
Powered by SMF 1.1.16 | SMF © 2005, Simple Machines 		Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!