Is this girl too thin?!

[alan]

Yup, I was just wondering how much "flesh" was over the bones. I never disassembled a snake.
Now that I think about it that's interesting, I've eaten a lot of animals, but never a snake.

 

[Drizzt80]

Yup, I was just wondering how much "flesh" was over the bones. I never disassembled a snake.
Now that I think about it that's interesting, I've eaten a lot of animals, but never a snake.

I wouldn't mind trying it some day myself. After seeing this though, it makes a Northern Pike look like childs play picking out the bones!! :eek1: (Of course snake bones would be a bit more substantial than fish bones.)

I think the biggest "shock" was all the ribs. I've seen the X-ray pictures and knew they were one long spine with ribs, but to see it in person like this . . . incredible.

D80

 

[Ceridwen]

she has some type (can't recall genus species) of carrion or flesh eating beetle in her lab that she uses often for this type of work. They apparently really love reptile flesh.

Probably Dermestid beetles. Most likely Dermestes maculatus.

We've got a very large rattlesnake sitting in the freezer at school we've been debating doing that to (it's too large for the jars and stuff we have for wet preservation).

 

[Drizzt80]

Probably Dermestid beetles. Most likely Dermestes maculatus.

That certainly sounds right. . . . and it is! This is one of the websites I recall visiting when I first did the search on them. Thanks for putting a name to them.

D80