How to Prepare a Snake for Eating

It may be hard to believe, but you can eat snake and it is quite tasty. In fact, during the early part of this country’s development, snake was not only a popular dish--but a staple of protein, much like duck, peasant, turkey and rabbit. So, how does one prepare a snake for cooking? This article will offer you simple steps to get your reptile from being a snake in the grass--to your next meal.

Things You'll Need

• Snake
• Knife
• Fillet knife
• Frying pan
• Bowl
• Egg
• Salt
• Pepper
• Cream
• Flour

Instructions

1. Remove the snake's head and neck up to 3-inches, clean with knife.

2. Slit the snake lengthwise up the middle and remove the insides. Rinse and clean the inner part of the snake.

3. Remove the skin. Start where the neck was and slowly peel back.

4. Remove the tenderloins of the reptile. You do this by laying the snake belly down (like you would filet a fish), cutting the meat away from the reptile’s back and ribs.

5. Place the meat in a bowl of fresh water with about 1 tbsp. of salt. Let this sit until you are ready to cook. Once you are ready to cook, place a beaten egg, salt, pepper and cream into the bowl. Mix it up and let the reptile sit. Once satisfied, dip the saturated reptile into flour. The snake is ready to be fried.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not catch a poisonous snake if you have never done it before.

Resources

• Snake Recipes