I Hate Snakes

[oldskydog]

This is a great example of why I no longer live in South Texas. My brother-in-law sent this pic of a rattler recently taken on the King Ranch near my home town. With all the rains there's plenty of food for them and I would expect a bumper crop this year. We have them here too but less likely to run into one sitting in my air conditioned house. :eek::eek:

[Richard/SIA]

Lots of good eating on that one.

Have to prepare them when they are fresh, frozen just doesn't taste as good.
Butter, olive oil, a little sage.....

[tripower]

Lots of good eating on that one.

Have to prepare them when they are fresh, frozen just doesn't taste as good.
Butter, olive oil, a little sage.....

Is that what you call Snake Fries.....:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

[models916]

That's why I live near pavement.

[Tic's60]

dam you could get some steaks outta that one! Normaly the bull snakes around here take care of the rattlers but that one I think they would need to tag team :rofl

[dq409]

Lots of good eating on that one.

Have to prepare them when they are fresh, frozen just doesn't taste as good.
Butter, olive oil, a little sage.....


Taste like chicken !!??

[Richard/SIA]

Taste like chicken !!??

Actually, more like frog leg. :rofl

Cooked right it's actually better than chicken.

The big snakes let you get a decent amount of meat without having to deal with a million fish-like bones.

[rstreet]

I can't believe you guys out west eat those things. I'll just stay with steamed crabs and beer:rofl
robert

[dq409]

I can't believe you guys out west eat those things. I'll just stay with steamed crabs and beer:rofl
robert


Or a nice BIG fat Porterhouse !!!!!:brow

[Tic's60]

I can't believe you guys out west eat those things. I'll just stay with steamed crabs and beer:rofl
robert

As my redneck neighbor say's" One man's pet is another man's dinner!"

[Richard/SIA]

When I had some in Annapolis many years ago I noticed they were covered in a thick sauce.

I suppose it covers the taste of crab guts and feces! :eek:

Didn't occur to me at the time, but at least we skin and clean the snakes. :rofl

[rstreet]

You caught on quick as to the "old Bay seasoning" That is what the coating was which is applied after they are steamed. I use old beer in the steaming process for added "flavor":rolleyes: Then plenty of cold Bud's to wash it all down:rofl
robert

[Dick MacKenzie]

When I had some in Annapolis many years ago I noticed they were covered in a thick sauce.

I suppose it covers the taste of crab guts and feces! :eek:

Didn't occur to me at the time, but at least we skin and clean the snakes. :rofl

:rofl:rofl

Actually Richard, softshells are cleaned. When they are in that state it's very easy to lift the points of the shell and get the "crab guts and feces!" out. Of course, I only speak for the Eastern shore residents, and that's not to say all "Western Shore residents" clean 'em.

:rofl:rofl

BTW, Old Bay is good on almost anything. :deal

[oldskydog]

Not to put down you east coast guys but King crab vs softshell is kinda like steak vs bacon.:p;)

[rstreet]

There are several folks around here that ship CLEANED soft crabs by plane..Ann and I are thinking to see if they can be flown to PHX
robert

Not to put down you east coast guys but King crab vs softshell is kinda like steak vs bacon.:p;)

[models916]

Love that bacon. Bacon is sooooo good, they wrap it around steak to make it better.

[Tic's60]

Not to put down you east coast guys but King crab vs softshell is kinda like steak vs bacon.:p;)

Except Walmart King Crab! Thought what the heck and bought a box of legs and the 90 year old greeter had more meat on it than those damm legs:mad:

[oldskydog]

There are several folks around here that ship CLEANED soft crabs by plane..Ann and I are thinking to see if they can be flown to PHX
robert

Thanks for the thought Robert. I actually don't care for crab much anymore-got burned out on it when we were in Alaska. We had a spare freezer that we weren't using so I let some friends store their crab, halibut steaks, and caribou steaks in it on condition that we could help ourselves. I actually got kinda sick of crab..... Halibut and caribou though are yummy. Just ask Phil.:D

[oldskydog]

Except Walmart King Crab! Thought what the heck and bought a box of legs and the 90 year old greeter had more meat on it than those damm legs:mad:

Walmart for kingcrab? Would you go to a Yugo dealer for a Chevy?:eek:
Must be a bad season....probably all that was left after "Deadly Catch" overfished the Bering for the tv show.:scratch
:rofl

[Phil Reed]

Thanks for the thought Robert. I actually don't care for crab much anymore-got burned out on it when we were in Alaska. We had a spare freezer that we weren't using so I let some friends store their crab, halibut steaks, and caribou steaks in it on condition that we could help ourselves. I actually got kinda sick of crab..... Halibut and caribou though are yummy. Just ask Phil.:D

We had fresh Alaskan King Crab for New Years while in Alaska this winter. Fresh off the Time Bandit from the Deadiest Catch TV show. The parents own the Time Bandit, and the sons do the fishing, have the fish market in Homer. There isn't anything like FRESH crab legs!!! Just ask Candy!!!!

As far as the East Coast goes, I have a customer who lives in Maine and Richard is a lobster fisherman. So guess...............who do you think I call for Lobster???? They only $1.50 a pund off the boat at the dock last I heard.l The lobster is cheap...the UPS 2nd Day gets you!!!!