Best Method To Tan A Snake?

Tru bond , pro 1 Liqua tan all work. you’ll never get exact colors as it’s dead with no blood flow. It’s why they get touch up paints when we mount them

 

I just pinned/stretch them and then Borax. Let it dry then put antifreeze on it let it dry then put another coat maybe another.

 

He wants to tan them. Your method only preserves the skin.

 

I’ve been doing hobby taxidermy and osteology for 5+ years and I’m embarrassed to say I don’t know the difference beteen preserving and tanning. Can you explain? I tan everything but couldn’t tell you difference.

 

Simply put tanning changes the cell structure of a skin to where it can be softened, worn etc.
Preservation collapses the structure to become hard and can be brittle . The use of glycerin is what helps keeps it pliable.

 

Alcohol is the preservative
Glycerin aids in not letting the skin totally dry out so it stays a little flexible.
A wall hanger can be done in many different ways as it’s all it’s doing. Nothing wrong in any method. What’s important is that it’s cleaned properly.

 

I’ve used Snake tan and it was great! I’ve also used the denatured alcohol/gycerlyn combo and that just took more work to clean up but it was compable. I still prefer Snake Tan.

 

For wall-hangers, I often toss them in my alligator tan overnight. Its 1lb of salt, 3/10 lbs of ammonium alum, and 1 ml of Dawn per gallon of water.

 

I don't claim this is the best way, but I use the snake tan from Tandy Leather Stores. I skin, salt, dry...then put the tanning on the inside of the skin, roll it up and put in the fridge for 72 hours. I wash it, pat dry it and mount it. Once dry I use a 50/50 mix of glycerin and denatured alcohol and paint the skin. Never seems to lose color when I do this. I use an airbrush to apply the glycerin/alcohol.

 

That’s not tanning but preserving a skin

 

Tanning/preserving the same thing. The skin is ready for mounting and color does not fade in my experience. If you use a harsh tanning chemical you lose color. Try it before trying to look smart

 

Lol are you serious tanning and preserving are two different techniques
Please educate yourself on this matter
As for mounting do whatever you like but there’s a huge difference between the two. Lol