The side less seen... You've seen them in the wild - the desert, the mountains, maybe your backyard. You've seen them hybernating and on documentaries on TV, you may have seen them in emails sent to you...BUT have you seen them on your kitchen counter...dead?

The side less seen - I had so many rattlers in the freezer that I decided it was time to skin and tan them for leather. And so I did. Took me 2 1/2 hours to skin them with the head skin attached and 3 days for the tanning process. I've been working the skins by hand each day and nearly have finished them.

Every year I get at least 4 new rattlesnakes from friends and family and when I have a dozen or more, I tan the leather. I do not kill snakes.  But I don't waste them either.

And you thought my life was nothing but books, photos and flowers...

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MrsLubner
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