New skins for a special project.

[DVSHUNTER]

I got a nice semi matched pair of snakes the other day and took to it today with my first skin prep job. I have always used pre dried skins. I hope they turn out. Can you guess what kind of snakes they are.    

 

[1oldbowguy]

Those sure look nice.

[scrub-buster]

Ball python?  The pic is kind of small.

[WINDTALKER]

I'm guessing Ball also. The pic is kinda small or I'm kinda blind.

[Ricky Wallace]

I say both,  small pic and im kinda blind I say python also

[DVSHUNTER]

They are a python, but I think they are burmesses not ball. I've got a few more to skin out today. I'll try to post pics a little larger next time. They aren't drying very fast though. I guess because of the cold.

[NTD]

They ARE ball pythons, I've sold and traded about 35 of them this last year.  Not to mention I've bred them.

[NTD]

Did you wash them with dawn dish soap?  Ball pythons can be a bit greasy but once cleaned well they should dry relatively quickly, they aren't a very thick skin, for pythons anyway.

Reticulated Python
 

Ball Pythons
 

Burmese Python
 

Stimson Python
 

Green Tree Python
 

[DVSHUNTER]

ntd, you're right. They are ball, I just heard back from the guy I got them from. I am in the process of skinning out a nine foot albino ball python, but its still pretty frozen, so I'm letting it thaw some before I finish. I just did these this morning.

 

[KellyG]

those look good to me either way

[NTD]

Nice Anaconda  

9ft ball?  Do you mean burmese this time?     Either that or it's the world largest ball python    

Do you have a friend who owns a reptile store?

[DVSHUNTER]

NTD, hell, I'm going to say you're right on that one too. It must be a burmese. Sounds like you would know more than me. You nailed the anaconda for sure! Here I thought I had something special and you've got all kinds of awesome skins. I got these from a friend of a friend and he didn't say where he got them.

[NTD]

Believe me buddy you do have something special going on.  Not many people with nice exotic skins out there.  I'm a reptile guy so I have a lot of connections for skins.  Wasn't trying to downplay the coolness of the skins you have.  Can't wait to see the bows you put them on.

[DVSHUNTER]

Haha thanks bud. I have never seen a bow backed with any exoctis and really like their colors. Awesome camo patterns for sure. Thanks for the help with the id too.

[Hightower]

It`s gonna be cool to see what you put it on.
I wanna see a gator backed osage.

[Sixby]

If you want to sell a couple I'd sure like to put some on a bow.

God Bless you, Steve

[DVSHUNTER]

I'm gonna keep mine, but ntd might hook you up.

[Sixby]

some of the guys in florida ought to be hunting those things. The grow wild there.  
Thanks, God Bless you, show us a bow with em when you get it done. Steve

[NTD]

They have hunting permits for Burmese pythons in FL.  But no one has filled a tag as of yet.  They surely are there but their numbers and the threat they pose are mostly media hype.

[DVSHUNTER]

I definitly agree with NTD. All that jazz is just media hype. I heard lots of things about giant snakes in FL. There isn't a lot of places that they can survive so I've been told.

Anyway, the last skin was a burmese like you said. After skinning it it came out over 11 feet long. I didn't want to, but I cut it into three equal lengths for bow backings. Man I really didn't want to because it was so cool. The skin is so thick that I think it could be used as a backing like rawhide.