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rattlesnake skull

Discussion in 'Skulls and Skeletons' started by clw499, Jan 6, 2009.

  1. Jan 6, 2009 #1
    clw499

    clw499 New Member

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    I have a rattlesnake that I'm going to mount, but I would also like to keep its skull. Any suggestion on how to flesh it? I've heard that the bones are too soft to boil and they just boil away.
     
  3. Jan 6, 2009 #2
    Sarge

    Sarge A little too much Lord *hic*

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    Just beware of the fangs the residue on them can really hurt if you scratch your self by accident, I found out the hard way when I was a kid and found a dead one. :'(

    Lesson learned

    Jeff
     

  5. Jan 6, 2009 #3
    brash

    brash dying changes everything

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    when i was going to do one, they told me the venom is still there and as poisonous as if they were alive. just be careful skin'n it
     
  6. Jan 6, 2009 #4
    Sea Wolf

    Sea Wolf Well-Known Member

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    The only way to clean it the right way as well as the skeleton is to use beetles. If you don't have a colony, then send it out to be done for you. Any other method WILL ruin it.