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by tj on March 13, 2006
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Hopefully this question won't turn ugly. How do other hotkeepers feel about having venomous snakes stuffed by a taxidermist? Would anyone get one of their snakes stuffed after they have died, instead of tossing them out or keeping them in their freezer?
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by MoccasinMan on March 13, 2006
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I think it would be a great way to honor the animal and its spirit. Life is precious and should be honored in death. Excellent idea.
Andrew
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by earthguy on March 13, 2006
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I actually would like a few taxadermic samples and skeletons for educational purposes. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I haven't run across any good non-living samples lately. The DORs that I find aren't in good enough shape to do anything with.
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by keyz on March 13, 2006
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I know that I certainly would have a snake stuffed as long as I knew pretty much what it would turn out like. Some animals when stuffed have that"vacant" googly eyed thing going on, that I would't want.
But if its what you would like to do, I personally couldn't see any problem with it,
May I ask, Do you have a dead snake ready,? or are you hoping to be able to do this with a snake thats currently kept by you?
Also do you have a Taxidermist in mind as some are vastly better than others!
Cheers, keyz.
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by Chance on March 13, 2006
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Good question. I've considered it before, but decided if I wanted a keepsake from an animal that died, it would be easier to use dermestid beetles and get the skeleton. I actually do have three large elapids sitting in my freezer from years past, and would very much like to see their skulls in comparison to each other for dentition and such (an EA green, WA green, and canni). I might consider taxidermy more seriously if I had a very rare or heck even very valuable animal die.
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by LarryDFishel on March 13, 2006
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It's dead. You can coil it up and wear it as a hat as far as I'm concerned.
I personally don't see the attraction of a taxidermied animal myself, but then I'm with chance. I'd rather have the skeleton, something you don't normally se when it's alive. But that's just my preference, what you do is your business.
The only time I have a problem with it is people that go out and kill something for NO other reason than to stuff it. Now if you kill something to eat, do what you want with the leftovers...
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by tj on March 14, 2006
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Keyz, yes I do have a few in a freezer, and I do have a taxidermist in mind. Chance, I do know of someone that has a rare and expensive snake in their freezer, that was another reason why I asked the question. It seems like it would be a good way to preserve something that you put time and work into, instead of just tossing it away.
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