The most awesome taxidermy i've ever seen

Blerv · #2

Oh wow. Life = complete.

tonydahose · #3

where is that shaking the head smiley when you need it :p i think a certain part of that squirrel's anatomy should have been bronzed, then it would be complete :D

Bladekeeper · #4

Wt* I keep snakes and know that to have a preserved snake like that it has to be killed , but I'm not knocking it that squirrel looks like he's having fun.
I had two king cobras from Thailand which were stolen in a house break they were beautiful.
If you like taxidermy snakes rainbow boas are about the most elaborate out there.
Bar one being ridden by a squirrel who hasn't stashed his nuts.

Evil D · #5

This isn't my work, i don't know who did it, the pics are just going around the internet. I'm not all for slaughtering animals and all that, but anything that can kill me is gonna get killed on sight if i spot it on my land. It's a good thing we don't have rattlesnakes around here or i might have a few of them stuffed lol.

Bladekeeper · #6

The most predictable thing is for people to start ranting etc etc , as I said I keep snakes , geckos and whilst it may not be in good taste it obviously is in demand.
I try not to kill anything if I can but in terms of a rattle snake I can guarantee you will get plenty of warning before it strikes , in the uk we have adders as the only poisonous snake and usually they will bite before you see them.
It's fear I know people who work with large cats and the second you show fear you're in trouble, the same goes for most animals with a keen nose .
Humans produce a smell when we are scared and it's the same smell that we produce when we are about to attack, hence why people whom are scared of dogs get bitten more statistically.
I like wild life and without it the human race would die from insects , to birds to fish etc.
But this example is a cultural thing in the us it's common to see stuffed alligators etc , I've seen people eating cats in s,e Asia because there are lots of them and little food ?

Evil D · #7

I'd say people eat dogs and cats because they reproduce fast and easy and are all over the place. They're practically a wild animal in some cities. Like i said, i wouldn't go out with the sole purpose of hunting and killing rattlesnakes for no reason, but if they stray on my land around my family/kids/pets, there are no second chances.

Bladekeeper · #8

Yeah I understand that snake venom is deadly especially to kids , I actually got my cobras because my uncle,s ground keeper in Thailand found one , not wanting to risk his kids being bitten he had the whole garden ripped up and found two.
But that was a while ago as the city expanded less are seen.
As for eating things the Thais top the chart for me I saw a guy tie fish hooks to a kite string , then hook locust on them he flew the kite untill a bat took one of the locust.
Then cooked the bat , also I had fried locust taste like pork crackling .

Evil D · #9

A friend of mine went to Thailand with a guy who was born and raised, and said they ate at a restaurant and his friend ordered for him. He said the meat was the best he had ever tasted, and when he asked what it was the friend just said "don't ask if you can't handle the answer" and it turned out to be dog meat. I'd probably try either one but i couldn't see myself making dog/cat a staple food source unless life and circumstances demanded it.

Bladekeeper · #10

I have to admit having Thai family it can be a windup about dogs in some cases it probably is true I lived there for a while in the 90s and travelled around s,e Asia , the only place I saw cats and dogs eaten was Indonesia.
I do know that the Korean national dish is dog and they die a terrible death and it's usually expensive and the people whom eat it can afford food.
Given the choice between watching kids starve or eat dog then despite being a dog lover/breeder in the past then of course dog kebabs it is .
It's a sad state though in 2012 kids starve why , dessert conditions it's already been proven that we can green dessert land look at Vegas.
But that's politics for you the best country in the world I've visited for food was Malaysia without a doubt.

Blerv · #11

David killed my cat. I have proof.

Why man, why?

tobii3 · #12

Flashback to Boondock Saints...."is it dead?"

Tally-ho · #13

Bladekeeper wrote:As for eating things the Thais top the chart for me I saw a guy tie fish hooks to a kite string , then hook locust on them he flew the kite untill a bat took one of the locust.
Then cooked the bat , also I had fried locust taste like pork crackling .

Some asian countries are known to have less food taboos than most western countries. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, ...

jackknifeh · #14

For all you nature geniuses, I don't think that is a squirrell. It's a guinea pig as anyone should know. :)

Evil D · #15

Blerv wrote:David killed my cat. I have proof.

Why man, why?

Because cats are good in stir fry :D

jackknifeh wrote:For all you nature geniuses, I don't think that is a squirrell. It's a guinea pig as anyone should know. :)

I'm pretty sure it's a gofer..unless that's country slang for guinea pig

butch · #16

i like it
as far as the rodent its a chippmunk (ground squirl to some tho) looks liek a 5 strip (i had to get ride of many of them round the old house as they kept geting in and running around)

jackknifeh · #17

butch wrote:i like it
as far as the rodent its a chippmunk (ground squirl to some tho) looks liek a 5 strip (i had to get ride of many of them round the old house as they kept geting in and running around)

Do you mean running around inside the house? Did you try to teach them to sing?

They weren't riding a snake were they??? :eek: :D

jeep45238 · #18

Bladekeeper wrote: I try not to kill anything if I can but in terms of a rattle snake I can guarantee you will get plenty of warning before it strikes

Not in Texas. They've adapted and learned that not only does their pray NOT stick around if they rattle, but things bigger than them will eat them as they give away their position.

That said, I'm fine with killing things. Cooked dead things that were once living and are now dead are tasty (and yes, I have had snake - and yes it is good).

jackknifeh · #19

jeep45238 wrote:Not in Texas. They've adapted and learned that not only does their pray NOT stick around if they rattle, but things bigger than them will eat them as they give away their position.

That said, I'm fine with killing things. Cooked dead things that were once living and are now dead are tasty (and yes, I have had snake - and yes it is good).

I grew up thinking opossum was only eaten by hillbillies in tennessee and Kentucky. I don't really know but I grew up hunting and eating squirrel but some people who I've told that look at me like I just ate a opossum. :) The thing is I think everything is pretty much edible, especially when you are stranded in the mountains. I have no problems with killing as long as the reason seems good to me. I killed a 2.5' rattlesnake a few months ago just because he was in my yard and I saw him. With my grandson playing in the yard almost every day it's not worth the chance of throwing it across the street into the hay field I normally throw rat shakes into. We have snakes pretty often but have only seen a few rattlers in the 30 years we've had the house. One did kill one of wife's little dogs about 20 years ago. Maybe I should have tried cooking and eating the snake. How far back from the head do you need to remove to not have any of the venom sacks or poison? Anyone know?

jackknifeh · #20

Talk about changing a subject! This thread about a really cool taxidermy display has turned into gobbling rattlesnake. Sounds like something that would happen to a bunch of people who play with knives. :) Or maybe even guns!!!