first snake mount What do you think

[woods to wall taxidermy]

i thought it turned out real nice but i am not a snake expert    The customer was very happy

[hunter_trapper123]

I am no snake expert either but i think it looks nice

[Yeager1]

Looks pretty good. In the picture it looks like you may have used eyes a size too small.   Overall a nice mount though.

[iowalongbeards]

Is it that green in pa on jan. 17th

[elkhunter1313]

very nice i would be proud if i was the owner too

[woods to wall taxidermy]

Is it that green in pa on jan. 17th

I wish it was that picture was taken before this white crap began to fall

[Redwolf]

In the picture it looks like you may have used eyes a size too small.  

Perry, in the second pic the eyes look to be the right size, I think they are just set too far forward.

What did you mount it on? The skin looks over stretched so the scales are separated on it, and it looks like there is a wire sticking down right behind the head.
Also, I'm not trying to sound like a prick, but why would your first snake mount be for a customer?

[woods to wall taxidermy]

Thanks to all input    redwolf good question actually this was a spare of the moment he brought it in gave it to me and then later descided he liked it alot so i sold it to him

[Leslie J.]

Awesome job!!!!  I'd love to try one of those someday

[Plaisance]

Awesome job!!!!  I'd love to try one of those someday

Be careful cause once you do you'll be hooked.

[stargazer644]

I am not familiar at all with these snakes, my only  meagre experience of them here in the UK being American westerns , but you seem to have captured the deadly menace and coiled up aggression of that 'rattler' perfectly. Can I ask what you mounted the skin on. It's a very eye-catching piece. Wishing you well, stargazer644

[B2L]

First where at in PA did he/she come from?  Second did the guy have a permit?  Cause ya can only take males kinda determined by counting subscaduals..  Most i can see on it is 18.. males have 21+... Not that i care but an fyi.. 
Ive only done a few but from what i can see...skin needed to be pulled a lil closer on his left eye..  something seems strange about the transiition from head into upper portion of neck..?  you went a lil to big on the form cause the scales are gapped quite a bit quite a bit in the midsection.. What gloss did you use?  I shmucked up on my first one and went way to glossy.. light matte finish seems to work best for me anyway..  For a first though.. nice work:)
eric

[B2L]

I just put 11 more pics of timbers in the reference section.. to entice ya.. heres one..

eric

[woods to wall taxidermy]

Thanks guys for all input B2L i am from ford city about 45 north of pittsburgh and the snake was caught in Bennezette and they did have a permit for it all is i know they brought it in alive in a burlap sack i hate snakes so i opened the freezer and told them to put it in there i didn't even touch for 4 months i wanted to make sure it was dead.LOL  i have heard stories about people getting snakes out of freezers and they were still alive Not me i wanted to make sure plus i heard thats the best way to kill them..Thanks again all for input and am going to do another one sooon it is 52 inches and has a huge knot in the belly any gueses i think it is a small rabbit or rat.. that one there had 3 field mice in it Kinda cool

[Cole]

Also, I'm not trying to sound like a prick, but why would your first snake mount be for a customer?

Not to be a prick, but a lot of my firsts have been for customers. You can't practice every species before trying customer work. If someone brings me a Cape Buffalo tomorrow am I supposed to order a couple extras to practice on first? I've never mounted a snake, but if a customer brings one in I think I could probably handle it. That's my take on the issue.