Depending on the size of the snake you’re working with and the place where you’re doing your drying, you might use a cutting board, a sheet of plywood or even a scrap of cardboard. Wipe dry. Free the uppermost end of the skin from the fleshy membrane and then gently pull down on the skin. When properly preserved, snakeskins can be used as a leather-like fabric for clothing, boots, wallets and other accessories, or for a simple yet eye-catching decoration. whatever you use it for, pics please! I just skinned it and rolled it up and put it in the freezer for now in a ziploc bag till I can get the supplies and the time.

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Keeps them in order. Fill the container with 1 gallon of water and 1 oz. Snake Skin Tanning-01 Once the belly incision has been made the skin is fairly easy to pull free. peel the skin off and once its off you need to flesh it out, I use a sharp knife and kinda scrape the inside of the skin to get all the little muscle and such off.

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skin out on the drying surface scale-side down and use both hands to gently smooth the curled edges as best Back to How Tos Next Post Previous Post. Paint this solution onto the skin, both sides, every day for 5 to 7 days.

Pour the salt, washing soda and water mixture into the larger container that has the water and alum in it. We hate to kill snakes, but occasionally it is necessary. I like most of this guys videos. All you need to do it wash it in dawn the rinse in cool water take a towel and dap it on the skin till it's kinda dry rub some 20 mile team borax on staple it to a board and let it dry the take it off and rub more borax on it. It should come free of the body fairly easily. This method will keep the skin nice and supple. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/d\/d2\/Dry-a-Snakeskin-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Dry-a-Snakeskin-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/d\/d2\/Dry-a-Snakeskin-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid350861-v4-728px-Dry-a-Snakeskin-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"