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That would've made a nice belt, hadn't thought of that. Is there someone you can send the skin to, that will make it into a belt?
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I have seen rattlesnake skins made into nice hatbands. I would have doubts they would be strong enough for a Gun Sling. I had killed a rattlesnake here near my house some years back. My uncle & first cousin came by for a visit an hour or so later. My cousin was in agricultural college at UT Knoxville at the time. He wanted the skin for a hatband, said they were very popular on campus then. I helped him skin it but not sure if he ever made the hat band or not. He is now retired from a career in soil mapping with the UT Extension Service so that gives a bit of an idea how long ago this was.
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That would've made a nice belt, hadn't thought of that. Is there someone you can send the skin to, that will make it into a belt?
SRH Stan there used to be a guy in the north end of the county around Hahira named 'Rattlesnake John". He made belts by facing harness leather with snakeskin. Haven't heard of him lately, might've died. I'll check on that...Geo
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Those make the prettiest belts and gun slings. Fishing on the Suwannee in the morning was great fish and cool breeze. Yesterday evening on the Withlacoochee not so much and hot. Waiting on the shrooms to pop up too Keith, you ought to stay out of that afternoon sun around here until these 100 degree days go away. It'll take rain to get those chants up out of the ground...Geo These are from the Alapaha a couple of weeks ago: 
Last edited by Geo. Newbern; 05/27/19 01:39 PM. Reason: added pic
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Thanks, Geo. I'd kinda like to have a cottonmouth belt. Canebrakes are so, how do you say ....................blas. 
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Careful Stan. It takes the right kind of belly to wear a big ole Diamondback around your waist...Geo
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George, after cleaning about a dozen of those fish, the thought will flash through your head "why did I keep this many?" Good eatin', especially river fish. Gil
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I can picture me now, man ............ motoring up to the sandbar where the gang is chillin', climbing out with my cottonmouth skin sandals, belt and hatband.
Get back, Jack!
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Or climbing off your motorcycle, Stan!
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I don't think the gang will worry as much about the belt, as they would about if there's enough money in the king size cottonmouth wallet for the sandbar fish fry. Geo's mak'in a big batch of hush puppies and gator veal nuggets.
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