Need snake recipes please

[tamure]

Had a little surprise this morning at the archery range.  :eek:  I jinxed myself. I was just telling someone yesterday about how I've never seen a rattlesnake out there, but that I ought to get my dog snake-proofed and vaccinated anyhow. Luckily, I saw it before my dog did. Danged near stepped on it.

But now I have several pieces of skinned, cleaned rattler in the fridge. (That was very possibly one of the most disgusting things I've ever experienced.)

So... does anyone have any suggestions for cooking rattlesnake?

[Al Dente]

First, remove the meat from the bones.  Rinse in cold water.  Cube the meat.  Soak it in some butter milk.  Season some flour with pepper, onion powder, dash of cayenne, and some salt.  Dredge the cubes in the flour, then deep fry 'til golden.  Popcorn rattles!!!

[twotimer]

i do almost like al dente said,except i leave the meat on the bone,and add an egg to my buttermilk and soak the meat for an hour or so,then roll it in a mixture of,flour,pepper,salt,little garlic salt,crushed red pepper,go lite on the crushed red.then i pefer to grill mine if possible."the other white meat"      

[tamure]

Thanks guys, I just tried the popcorn rattler, except that I didn't have any buttermilk. Still tasted pretty good. Certainly better than I expected.

What do you fry it in? I used lard, because I was almost out of olive oil. Little greasy, but artery-cloggin' good!

[twotimer]

i perfer butter,or country crock,or bacon grease is not to bad.if you do use lard crisco is by far the best.robert.ps.you can take regular milk a little mayo and mustard and an egg,whip it up and use it for a marinate also.  

[oneshot1]

If you do kill a rattler to eat make SURE it does Not bite itself, and bury the head DEEP so it can't cause any problems later.