Leonard Blaisdell > wrote in news:leo-
:

> In article .com>,
> "LadyJane" > wrote:
>
>> Just last year I discovered an eastern taipan in the garage - one of
>> the more deadly snakes in Oz. Trapped the devil underneath a sturdy
>> container & rang local wildlife park who said "We're not interested,
>> ring a snake catcher" (and gave me the guy's number).
>> He was happy to oblige but wanted $160 to remove the snake to a safer
>> place.
>> No need to guess what happened to said taipan.
>
> Does anybody cook them?


Yes. After being bitten by one, if I get to kill one cleanly, I'll cook
it.


>Remove the business end of course. I've eaten
> rattlesnake in a seafood cocktail sauce and it was excellent in an
> expensive restaurant many years ago.
> I've consider eating another that I dispatched, but I quit dispatching
> them thirty years ago.
> I haven't and won't google but here's what I'd guess.

Tree snake recipes........

http://www.fort.usgs.gov/resources/e.../recipes/fried
_snake.asp

For Rattler recipes.......

http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zsnake.html


And for 'Snake Cakes' (LOL!!).....

http://tinyurl.com/m2rgo

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'