killed a coral snake outside my grampas house. Thought it would make an interesting hatband. it was 3', i cleaned it cut it down to about 2', and put it in kosher salt to dry out. my first attempt at preserving a hide/skin.
I think team mule borax is a better preservative. You also can get Wasco reptile tan online pretty cheap (it goes a long ways when only doing snakes). I also did a couple gators with it.
Neither one will work well for what you are wanting to do.
Need to do a wet cure
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Neither one will work well for what you are wanting to do.
Need to do a wet curehttp://www.taxidermy.net/forums/ReptileArticles/04/042CE552AE.html
Wasco reptile tan is wet. You mix the powder with water, soak overnight, then tack it flat and let it dry. They also have a oil to rub in and try to soften it up but I never have used it. Do you ever make it to Brooksville, if so I may have extra of both that you could use to tan and oil the hide.
dont make it to brooksville often, and i read online that you should use glycerin to soak it in, but that is now a restricted substance. it looks good, and i will make sure to take it out of the salt, and if i get a wet cure of some kind will try n redo it. thanks for the info ya'll.
