That band would look good on my outback! Been waitin to catch another central plains milksnake to me a band. They are cool lookin with good color. You do nice work Muskrat! The bearded man from Kansas;)
My guide in Guyana, a gentleman by the name of Milner, had been bit in the foot by a bushmaster. One of the fangs broke off and got stuck in the foot... they didn’t know why his foot didn’t heal up for so long until over a year later when he was scratching at a “hard spot” that was itchy and the fang fell out... he had been sick all the time since the bite until the fang fell out, he said a couple weeks later he was back to his old self.
Hey, great idea! Thanks for the helpful video. I was able to make this hatband from scratch in less than 30 minutes. Did it exactly how you showed, only difference is I tanned my snakeskin first.
Now that’s a hat band. I would give you $25 US for that in a heartbeat if there was a legal way to ship it to Canada. I’ll bet the misses will have a brighter flashlight the next time she goes outside. Lol. Glad she never got bit.
@@MuskratOutdoors now the time to harvest one , cool nights and warm blacktop.... I eat them at least once a year or so, normally give the hides away, but this will be my doings...
You bet! The skin is thin, and not very durable, but things like hat bands work well. I have been wanting to try some horse stirrups. I think a thin layer of fiberglass resin over the skin would toughen it. I saw some 1911 gun grips that were done that way. Really neat!
I just got a big eastern diamondback earlier, gonna do the same thing. Great tutorial. Is that second bird shown a Sun Conure? I used to have one a long time ago.
I hunt and legally harvest rattlers in AZ and tan the hides. I've never made one into a hat band, but I'm shocked that you only charge $25 for the finished product!
Maybe sell it for about 40$ or 50$ to make money because that is some great work man! 👍🏻 love it might make me one, I’m 14 years old and I love making things out of animals I use everything teeth, hide, bones, antlers,skulls and meat
My Barges all purpose cement glue ain’t as tacky or settin up as quick as yourn’s. When I glued the rings in I had left weights on it over night. Works; I just was hopin for the quickness. I got the hide on now but having to leave weight on it
@@MuskratOutdoors more I messed with it I do see it’s better to wait a minute then it’ll start to get tacky and then it would stay where I’d like. But anyway! It worked out Great! My son has a CottonMouth Hatband now, thank you for your band info! Also with the adjustment I can go from his hat to my hat if I’d like.
HA! Yep! That parrot begs for food. First time I heard her do it, I opened up a bag of chips and she said "Good?....Want some." Now she does it anytime she thinks I have something to eat! She says all sorts of things, but I think that's her favorite. The snake skins, I just dry them on a board, but you can tan them with glycerine and alcohol. 50/50 mix. Paint it on several times a day for about three days. Some folks use antifreeze the same way.
@@Valtrexthief It won't stick near as well. Glycerin is pretty greasy. Really, there is no need to tan it for a hat band. Snakeskin is very thin and dries well.
Lesson #1 don't mess with Cindy Lu . Lesson # 2 if you do and miss , well there No 3 strike program ! Eaten Raccoon bar b cued and young ground hog is like beef and can fix it like same. I have a good old country gal cook, for many years.
For sure! Cindy had only brothers and grew up kind of as a tom boy. She likes to hunt and has done a little trapping too. I've never liked prissy girls and never figured I'd ever get married until I met her. We have been together 30 years now. I think about anything is good if cooked right.
We think alike, it seems on women. Mine has been through a lot, since I returned home a different person than she married and a lot of problems. She has stuck it out. We had two sons after I returned. I was pretty much a happy go lucky guy and then I came home with very little patients for BS people and so just stopped being around a lot of people, we use to see and party with. I don't watch sports any more. She still does some. She spent around 25 anniversaries in a Bass Boat. Use to go to Southern IL. Shawnee Nat'l Forest to Deer Hunt, before we had deer up here. She helped me pack out a deer and she was around 7 month pregnant. Would rather cut or pack wood than clean house. Damn good cook. We will be married 54 years in less than 2 weeks. Can't think of anyone else than could put up with me. :-[
Thanks! Sometimes she will string several words together into a sentence. She seems to understand what it means too. It is very strange having a nonhuman speak to you. I had some potato chips one day and the bird said "Is that good? Want some" Kinda creepy, but fun too.
@@MuskratOutdoors Man it's definitely creepy lmao. It's one of those things where you get the chance to see how intelligent nature can be being around humans. And makes for a funny video which is always good to laugh.👍👍🇺🇸
Just saw your video. Thank you very informative had some questions but most of them answered by reading comments. Just shat a 2' yesterday gonna make a hat band for my grandson coming in August. Shot a big one about a month ago 5'3" with no head. Yea they get big down here in South Texas. I've tanned the big one with alcohol and glycerin. I see you just dry them for the hat band so thats all ill do with this little one. Thanks again from the bearded man in South Texas.
Absolutely amazing. You're a true artisan. I'm certainly glad Cindy Lu didn't get bit, and the four footed friends too. Back East, at some of these craft shows, you could easily get $100 for a handmade hatband. I love the bird. I've always had a weakness for talking birds. I'd say by my estimation, you've carved out a little piece of paradise for yourself. I heard somewhere that Rattlesnakes are losing their rattles for some genetic reason. Biologists have observed that the Pinelands rattler is morphing so where some are being hatched without the rattles. I do like that style of Stetson you wear. I noticed on your belt what looks like a knife and/or a multi-tool. What is your typical everyday carry? Thanks for the great video.
Thanks Fred. I hadn't heard that about the rattlesnakes with no rattles....interesting! The parrot is pretty fun, someone to talk to if there's nobody home! It has a feather plucking habit though, they say is a nervous trait. Mostly naked except it's wings, tail and head. The lady that had this bird for 22 years was nearly murdered by her son. He was just found guilty and on his way to prison soon. If I could get $100 for one of those, rattlesnakes would be in trouble! The plyers are a multi tool they don't make anymore. Vice Grip and Schrade knives teamed up and made them. I carry them every day and I bet I use them 100 times a day. I wish I could find another pair for when these wear out!
Parrot is a pretty cute birdie. Once, a girlfriend of mine put a parrot on a shoulder to play with him. The Parrot instantly took glasses off her nose, after which he had cracked them in half, right down the middle ))) Among other things, eyeglass rim was metallic. Ha!
@@ImixSpb - It sounds as if this Parrot was either a drone or a wire cutter with wings. Whenever I meet a domesticated bird for the first time, I avoid talking about religion or politics, or KFC or chicken recipes.
Awesome video!! Wow. I really enjoyed watching and learning about how to do this project. I think I still have a 3 to 4 foot long water moccasin snakeskin in my freezer somewhere that I saved thinking maybe I'd do something with it. It's not a really beautiful snake pattern and so if I mess it up, it won't matter. If you get a minute, take a look at my water moccasin video on my channel. It shows a really pretty juvenile moccasin with an awesome pattern for a hat band. Let me know if you think that might make a good hat band. I didn''t kill it however but I have a pretty good idea where it stays so I might go looking for it. Basically it hangs out around my corn feeder for deer eating mice that come to eat the corn. If I get it, I wouldn't want to mess it up so I'd probably see if I could send it to you and pay you to do the work for me. I have an abundance of snakes here on my land, mostly moccasins and king snakes but I have seen copperheads and one dead baby rattler. I think the copperheads might make really pretty hat bands too. Just another question on this topic if I may. I have a traditional archer friend who makes self bows. I'm a traditional archer too but don't have a self bow and really want one. I'm trying to get him to make me one from an Osage Orange tree's wood I have here on my land. The plan I have in mind is to put a snakeskin face on the front of the bow limbs. I'm thinking that might take two snakes that are fairly closely matched in pattern....one for the upper limb and one for the lower one. The snake skin would flex a little when the bow is pulled back and shot so what kind of skins do you think might work best? Any help appreciated.
Barge Cement. It's kind of a rubber cement/ contact cement type glue. Yellow, messy and it'll make you see flying purple alligators! It works great though.
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The denatured alchohol and glycerin is called pickling which only works on certain kinds of snakes like rattlers. If the scales don't over lap and have really stretchy skin inbetween the scales it doesn't work. How would you treat say like a black racer. Thanks.
I really can't say for sure, I haven't been around those. Really for a hat band, you don't have to tan them at all. Just glue them down to the leather.
Contact cement. Barge brand is best, but has gotten too expensive, so I refill the can with Dap brand Contact cement/rubber glue. I like the brush in the lid of the old Barge can.
It is, but "Dap contact cement" is a close second and about half the price. Barge is great on leather. I use it on most of my saddles and every saddle maker I know does too. Still, I think you are paying mostly for the brand name.
Most times I do use scrap split pieces. The glue sticks better to the fuzzy leather than smooth. It's about 1/8" thick, so probably 5-8 ounce or so? Easy to make, give it a try.
On something like a hatband, there really isn't any need to tan it. I just skin, flesh and dry it. Then glue it down. If you live someplace it rains a lot, it might get soft un-tanned. I know several people that have had these, un-tanned for years without any troubles.
Mr. Muskrat, I am getting ready to skin a 2ft Texas Coral Snake, do you have any tips for the tanning process? This is my first one. Thank you sir, enjoy your videos!
I have tanned them using 50/50 glycerin and rubbing alcohol. I've heard antifreeze (the green kind) and alcohol works too. What will you use it for? You might not need to tan it at all. This hatband isn't tanned. The tanning above, is kinda greasy feeling and the glue won't stick as well. There's commercial reptile tanning kits you can use also. For a hat band, I wouldn't bother tanning it.
I think people have a deep instinct to be afraid of snakes. It bothers some folks more than others. Some folks aren't really afraid of them so much as just creeped out by them.
I am NOT the guy who regularly quotes the Bible.... BUT: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15
Rattlesnake grading our irrigation all coiled up and ready to strike can't have rattlesnakes trying to attack you on your own property anyway he's already Tanning felt bad about just throwing him in ground do nothing with him when you're trying to protect yourself and your family you have to do what's best
You do! I don't kill them unless they are someplace too close to people. Even then I catch them alive and move them if possible. If I do kill them, I try to use them for something.
The hardware store used to have them, but it went out of business. Look for some about a inch around, maybe 3/4". If you have a second hand/thrift shop there, sometimes old purses will have good rings on them. "D" shaped ones would work also.
I don't find many snakes. I might have one here still, but would have to look. If I find one this summer I can make you one. Send me your address, my email is muskrat14@hotmail.com
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I'm curious how you treat the skin? Mine are done with denatured alchohol and glycerin. Mine don't sound crunchy. They stay soft. Is there a reason you dry them to be so dry. This isn't a criticism it's just an inquiry.
Glued down to the leather on a hat band they don't have any flex anyway and tanning really isn't necessary. I do tan them the same way you are doing for some things that have more flex to them though. Snake skin is thin and really not very durable for heavy use. Have you seen the rattlesnake gun grips folks are making now? Really neat! I think you would need to cover them with heavy varnish or maybe fiberglass resin. I want to try to make some! Look up "Rattlesnake gun grip images" there should be pictures. Grips for a 1911 Colt would be easy!
My email address is muskrat14@hotmail.com I don't always have the snake skins to do it, but I do have several snakes right now. I would need to know the size, but I could make one for you.
This one is not tanned at all. Glued down with contact cement to a strip of leather, they don't need to be tanned. They will last like this for a lot of years.
You sure you wanna sell it? That looks good on you! I was waiting for Chris Ledoux to start playing "Cowboy Hat" 😆. Go ahead and save that rattlesnake meat for Gilliam. He needs to do some more wild game cooking and that would be up his alley...or in his freezer. Speaking of selling things, have you been selling any of the leather holsters?
Too late on the meat! I have eaten it, it's about like a chicken neck. Lots of bone and a little meat that really does "taste like chicken". This one got diced up in a jar for Sun rendered rattlesnake oil. I have a gun holster yet to make, and a knife sheath, but haven't sold any for awhile. Winter is coming and that's when I sell most of them. I put that band on a straw hat Cindy has, it looks good on it, so we might keep this one. I have more snake skins...
That sounds good! I ate a raccoon once, but it wasn't good.......roasted over a camp fire and basted in beer......I don't think that is the "normal" way to cook them. Worst thing I ever tried was coyote.......pretty drunk at the time on that one!
I remember seeing Steve Rinella with the show Meateater make coyote in the Southwest after a hunt. Supposedly it was good. I really wouldn't mind trying much of anything if it's prepared for me. I'm not going to go out of my way to cook coyote or something like that though.
I'm not a good cook. Most of these things were tried over a camp fire without spices other than salt & pepper. I'm sure if someone that knows what they are doing cooked them, it would be good. Meat is meat after all.
Nice .. where I am located I have to kill many rattle snakes .. I do skin them from time to time and use anti freeze for curing them .. generally I just gave them to a leather guy I know .. I might try to build me one of these had bands .. Thanks
I have tanned them with a 50/50 mix of rubbing alcohol and glycerin also. For a hat band, the glue sticks better to the raw, dry, skin though. Have you seen the rattlesnake gun grips people are making? Most are for 1911 Colt style pistols, but I've seen some revolver grips too. Since snakeskin is so thin, and not very tough, I think they are coating them with some type of heavy varnish, or maybe fiberglass resin. I want to make some this winter.
@@MuskratOutdoors No I haven't seen any .. I'm not real handy at making stuff better at training animals lol but will try the hat band with the skin I have now.. It is a real different colored up rattlesnake me and my grandson skinned ..
yeah man been a little crazy here....they shut down my place of work so been crazy.....Got me a new camera tho so putting together couple vids....just got to edit them
Great video! How do you make one with the rattle on? Have been wanting to make a hat band with a skin I have but not sure how I'm going to do it in order to keep the rattle.
Snakes are a lot like fish and spoil fast. Skin it as soon as possible, but it will keep several days in the refrigerator. Skinning them only takes a few minutes though and it's best to do it as soon as possible.
It's a felt "Beaver Brand" hat. Every hat I've ever had will eventually crack where it's creased, so years ago I started punching them out round. They shed water better that way too!
I don't always have them. I'm so behind on my leatherwork, I don't want to take any more orders right now. I think what I'll try doing, is make one now and then, and put it up for sale on these videos.
Mostly I don't. I have a booth at the Horse Sale here in town where I sell my leatherwork once a year. I don't get very many snakes, so I don't sell them very often.
@@micahsimpson1989 Thank you very much. I do get snakes from time to time. If you send me your email address (Mine is in the "about" section on the home page) I'll let you know if I get one.
I don't have much against the wolves, but too many are too many. A few are alright, but for awhile we had so many here that they were a real problem. Ranchers were loosing cattle, and there was very few deer and elk. I used to see at least six moose each year, now it's rare to see one. Last winter I saw the first one in at least five years. Sad! Now that we are allowed to hunt and trap for them, I view them as just another "game animal" and a challenge like no other. They are the hardest to get animal I have ever gone after.
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Your videos calm me down/make me want to go outside. Thanks for the great content.
Great! I'm glad to hear it. Thank you.
agree, some folks talk too much or explain too much, this man does it right and his method is calming.
Why the fuck you so excited for anyways crackhead?
Just about as cool a task a fella can do...thanks for letting us ride with ya!! Awesome hat candy..that's for sure!
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Thanks! Pretty easy to make really.
No snakes were harmed during the making of this video
Nope! Wink, wink!
Hey my friend! Awesome video! Great use of skills brother! Thanks so much for sharing!
Stay Blessed!
Thank you! And you as well.
That band would look good on my outback! Been waitin to catch another central plains milksnake to me a band. They are cool lookin with good color. You do nice work Muskrat!
The bearded man from Kansas;)
Thank you. You should make one. It really isn't very hard to do. The bearded man from Idaho! Ha!
Thank you for the tutorial. The hat band looks great on your hat. I have a few skins and several friends with cowboy hats. Thank you again
Great! Glad to help.
This is cool. Makes me want to go hit the woods. Lol
Get out there! It's never a bad move!
Great video, just tanned my very first 50" rattle snake hide....came out well..now may be time to make a hat band. Appreciate the video.
Wow! 50 inch is a big 'un! My biggest was 44 to where the head was cut off....46 maybe total before that?
Cool project. I met a taxidermist who was mounting a rattlesnake he got poked while skinning it and it crippled his hand
Yeah, they can be bad even after their dead. I always cut off the head and put it under a rock.
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They can be! I don't hear that well and most times don't hear them, but this one had no rattles. She almost steped on it in the dark.
My guide in Guyana, a gentleman by the name of Milner, had been bit in the foot by a bushmaster. One of the fangs broke off and got stuck in the foot... they didn’t know why his foot didn’t heal up for so long until over a year later when he was scratching at a “hard spot” that was itchy and the fang fell out... he had been sick all the time since the bite until the fang fell out, he said a couple weeks later he was back to his old self.
Thank you for sharing..very good result..2thumbs up
THANKS!
Hey, great idea! Thanks for the helpful video. I was able to make this hatband from scratch in less than 30 minutes. Did it exactly how you showed, only difference is I tanned my snakeskin first.
Great!! I'm happy to hear that!
Great to hear you made one!👍
Now that’s a hat band. I would give you $25 US for that in a heartbeat if there was a legal way to ship it to Canada. I’ll bet the misses will have a brighter flashlight the next time she goes outside. Lol. Glad she never got bit.
Thank you! She didn't have a flashlight at all. Probably should take one!
jeez you're too under-rated, whoever gave this video a thumbs down is probably bad at making hatbands, this is legitimately helpful information.
Thank you very much! I think some folks are just miserable and can't help it. Thanks again!
Awesome Vid....this will be on the my to do list...
Great! Give it a try, it really isn't hard!
@@MuskratOutdoors now the time to harvest one , cool nights and warm blacktop.... I eat them at least once a year or so, normally give the hides away, but this will be my doings...
You bet! The skin is thin, and not very durable, but things like hat bands work well. I have been wanting to try some horse stirrups. I think a thin layer of fiberglass resin over the skin would toughen it. I saw some 1911 gun grips that were done that way. Really neat!
Nice work , just finished a eastern knife scabbard!!!
Very cool!
I just got a big eastern diamondback earlier, gonna do the same thing. Great tutorial. Is that second bird shown a Sun Conure? I used to have one a long time ago.
It is! She's super friendly, but loud!
Holy moly that was awesome! You definitely have talent brother
Thank you very much! Stuff like that is fun to do!
Very cool, thx for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Your channel is great. I love it. Great video. I left a like.
Thank you very much Molly!
I hunt and legally harvest rattlers in AZ and tan the hides. I've never made one into a hat band, but I'm shocked that you only charge $25 for the finished product!
Salmon is a very depressed area....nothing sells for much here.....
Maybe sell it for about 40$ or 50$ to make money because that is some great work man! 👍🏻 love it might make me one, I’m 14 years old and I love making things out of animals I use everything teeth, hide, bones, antlers,skulls and meat
Thank you! It is fun to do. Keep it up! Too much of this type of stuff go's to waste, I'm happy to hear you are doing it!!
My Barges all purpose cement glue ain’t as tacky or settin up as quick as yourn’s. When I glued the rings in I had left weights on it over night. Works; I just was hopin for the quickness.
I got the hide on now but having to leave weight on it
Mine is old and has gotten thick. It makes it kind of hard to use, but it does set fast.
@@MuskratOutdoors more I messed with it I do see it’s better to wait a minute then it’ll start to get tacky and then it would stay where I’d like.
But anyway! It worked out Great!
My son has a CottonMouth Hatband now, thank you for your band info!
Also with the adjustment I can go from his hat to my hat if I’d like.
@@dollarmountainbluegrass986 GREAT! I'm happy to hear that it worked out!
I swear, I did not just hear " want some?" From the parrot 😂😂. Love the vid, and I would love for you to explain how to tan it( or dry it)
HA! Yep! That parrot begs for food. First time I heard her do it, I opened up a bag of chips and she said "Good?....Want some." Now she does it anytime she thinks I have something to eat! She says all sorts of things, but I think that's her favorite. The snake skins, I just dry them on a board, but you can tan them with glycerine and alcohol. 50/50 mix. Paint it on several times a day for about three days. Some folks use antifreeze the same way.
I hear the glue won't stick if you use the alcohol glycerin mix
@@Valtrexthief It won't stick near as well. Glycerin is pretty greasy. Really, there is no need to tan it for a hat band. Snakeskin is very thin and dries well.
Beautiful work. Much respect!
Thank you very much!
Lesson #1 don't mess with Cindy Lu . Lesson # 2 if you do and miss , well there No 3 strike program ! Eaten Raccoon bar b cued and young ground hog is like beef and can fix it like same. I have a good old country gal cook, for many years.
For sure! Cindy had only brothers and grew up kind of as a tom boy. She likes to hunt and has done a little trapping too. I've never liked prissy girls and never figured I'd ever get married until I met her. We have been together 30 years now.
I think about anything is good if cooked right.
We think alike, it seems on women. Mine has been through a lot, since I returned home a different person than she married and a lot of problems. She has stuck it out. We had two sons after I returned. I was pretty much a happy go lucky guy and then I came home with very little patients for BS people and so just stopped being around a lot of people, we use to see and party with. I don't watch sports any more. She still does some. She spent around 25 anniversaries in a Bass Boat. Use to go to Southern IL. Shawnee Nat'l Forest to Deer Hunt, before we had deer up here. She helped me pack out a deer and she was around 7 month pregnant. Would rather cut or pack wood than clean house. Damn good cook. We will be married 54 years in less than 2 weeks. Can't think of anyone else than could put up with me. :-[
That's great. I have friends and family that have been divorced several times. It's a great thing when you find a good one. Rare today it seems....
I'll do it!
If that’s the parrot making those chicken noises I’m done! 😂
Ha!! It might have been either one! I think it was the chickens though???
Nice hat
That is awesome we don't have those here. That looks sharp sir. So funny to here the parrot talk.👍👍🇺🇸🙏
Thanks! Sometimes she will string several words together into a sentence. She seems to understand what it means too. It is very strange having a nonhuman speak to you. I had some potato chips one day and the bird said "Is that good? Want some" Kinda creepy, but fun too.
@@MuskratOutdoors Man it's definitely creepy lmao. It's one of those things where you get the chance to see how intelligent nature can be being around humans. And makes for a funny video which is always good to laugh.👍👍🇺🇸
Just saw your video. Thank you very informative had some questions but most of them answered by reading comments. Just shat a 2' yesterday gonna make a hat band for my grandson coming in August. Shot a big one about a month ago 5'3" with no head. Yea they get big down here in South Texas. I've tanned the big one with alcohol and glycerin. I see you just dry them for the hat band so thats all ill do with this little one. Thanks again from the bearded man in South Texas.
GREAT!! Really, it is pretty easy to do. Let me know how it turns out.
Oh that is so cool how you made that wow good job and good price
Thanks!
You do great work
Very nice work!
Thanks a lot!
Chips now i wanna buy a cowboy hat lol good job sir
Ha! You should!
@@MuskratOutdoors i wear a carhartt baseball cap is that American enough ? Lol
Wow cool project! Just subbed!
Great! Thank you! I subscribed ya back. Looks like you have some great stuff too!
I really like the finished product.
Thank you! They are pretty neat looking on a hat.
Absolutely amazing. You're a true artisan. I'm certainly glad Cindy Lu didn't get bit, and the four footed friends too. Back East, at some of these craft shows, you could easily get $100 for a handmade hatband.
I love the bird. I've always had a weakness for talking birds. I'd say by my estimation, you've carved out a little piece of paradise for yourself.
I heard somewhere that Rattlesnakes are losing their rattles for some genetic reason. Biologists have observed that the Pinelands rattler is morphing so where some are being hatched without the rattles.
I do like that style of Stetson you wear. I noticed on your belt what looks like a knife and/or a multi-tool. What is your typical everyday carry? Thanks for the great video.
Thanks Fred. I hadn't heard that about the rattlesnakes with no rattles....interesting! The parrot is pretty fun, someone to talk to if there's nobody home! It has a feather plucking habit though, they say is a nervous trait. Mostly naked except it's wings, tail and head. The lady that had this bird for 22 years was nearly murdered by her son. He was just found guilty and on his way to prison soon. If I could get $100 for one of those, rattlesnakes would be in trouble!
The plyers are a multi tool they don't make anymore. Vice Grip and Schrade knives teamed up and made them. I carry them every day and I bet I use them 100 times a day. I wish I could find another pair for when these wear out!
@@MuskratOutdoors Here's one article about the rattlesnake.
blog.nationalgeographic.org/2016/01/11/finding-the-rattlesnake-that-lost-its-rattle/
Parrot is a pretty cute birdie. Once, a girlfriend of mine put a parrot on a shoulder to play with him. The Parrot instantly took glasses off her nose, after which he had cracked them in half, right down the middle ))) Among other things, eyeglass rim was metallic. Ha!
@@ImixSpb - It sounds as if this Parrot was either a drone or a wire cutter with wings. Whenever I meet a domesticated bird for the first time, I avoid talking about religion or politics, or KFC or chicken recipes.
Ha! Yes, I suppose that's right. It follows that If you have a parrot, you need to take care of air defense around you ))
Very Nice!!! That's a beautiful hatband!! Thank you for making this video. Definitely subscribed.
Thanks for the sub! I'm glad you like it. It really isn't very hard to make these.
This guy right here is legit
Thanks!
Thanks, brother. This was exactly what I was looking for.
Great! Thank you!
Awesome video!! Wow. I really enjoyed watching and learning about how to do this project. I think I still have a 3 to 4 foot long water moccasin snakeskin in my freezer somewhere that I saved thinking maybe I'd do something with it. It's not a really beautiful snake pattern and so if I mess it up, it won't matter.
If you get a minute, take a look at my water moccasin video on my channel. It shows a really pretty juvenile moccasin with an awesome pattern for a hat band. Let me know if you think that might make a good hat band.
I didn''t kill it however but I have a pretty good idea where it stays so I might go looking for it. Basically it hangs out around my corn feeder for deer eating mice that come to eat the corn. If I get it, I wouldn't want to mess it up so I'd probably see if I could send it to you and pay you to do the work for me.
I have an abundance of snakes here on my land, mostly moccasins and king snakes but I have seen copperheads and one dead baby rattler. I think the copperheads might make really pretty hat bands too.
Just another question on this topic if I may. I have a traditional archer friend who makes self bows. I'm a traditional archer too but don't have a self bow and really want one. I'm trying to get him to make me one from an Osage Orange tree's wood I have here on my land. The plan I have in mind is to put a snakeskin face on the front of the bow limbs. I'm thinking that might take two snakes that are fairly closely matched in pattern....one for the upper limb and one for the lower one. The snake skin would flex a little when the bow is pulled back and shot so what kind of skins do you think might work best? Any help appreciated.
Great work. What kind of glue did you use?
Barge Cement. It's kind of a rubber cement/ contact cement type glue. Yellow, messy and it'll make you see flying purple alligators! It works great though.
The denatured alchohol and glycerin is called pickling which only works on certain kinds of snakes like rattlers. If the scales don't over lap and have really stretchy skin inbetween the scales it doesn't work. How would you treat say like a black racer. Thanks.
I really can't say for sure, I haven't been around those. Really for a hat band, you don't have to tan them at all. Just glue them down to the leather.
Just caught a big Mojave green next to the dog córrale, gonna put it on my hat, great video!
GREAT! I got one last night. Almost stepped on this one. It was breakfast this morning and is on my nephew's hat today!
You did an excellent job, really cool! The Hat Band looks very neat. Did you throw that rattle out? Can't you use it later for other crafts?
I couldn't figure out whether the parrot had a good mood or a bad one ))))
Thank you! The rattles had broken off and were gone, otherwise I would have kept them.
Hard to say with that bird! It babbles like that a lot!
Finished product looks AWESOME. What kind of glue were you using?
Contact cement. Barge brand is best, but has gotten too expensive, so I refill the can with Dap brand Contact cement/rubber glue. I like the brush in the lid of the old Barge can.
@@MuskratOutdoors I just looked on eBay. $39 per quart! That stuff must be good...
It is, but "Dap contact cement" is a close second and about half the price. Barge is great on leather. I use it on most of my saddles and every saddle maker I know does too. Still, I think you are paying mostly for the brand name.
Very cool work Muskrat! I’ve wanted to make one of these but never thought of using the leather inside. Do you split the leather? What weight leather?
Most times I do use scrap split pieces. The glue sticks better to the fuzzy leather than smooth. It's about 1/8" thick, so probably 5-8 ounce or so? Easy to make, give it a try.
Thank you!!! ❤
Thank you too.
Interesting video Muskrat. I don’t mess with snakes tho
I probably shouldn't really. Someday I'll probably get bit!
You should come Beaver trapping in Bama David. 😂😂😂
no snakes . Cris
Very helpful! What kinda glue do you use?
Barge Cement. Any rummer contact cement type glue would work though. Lately, I've been buying Weldwood Dap Rubber Cement.
I was going to say, that you could sell the hat band for sure. Thanks for the video.
Thanks. I do sell them now and then.
After the skinning do you just flesh it and let it dry and be finished? Or do you tan it or treat it in some way?
On something like a hatband, there really isn't any need to tan it. I just skin, flesh and dry it. Then glue it down. If you live someplace it rains a lot, it might get soft un-tanned. I know several people that have had these, un-tanned for years without any troubles.
Muskrat Outdoors ok thanks!
Nice to see an older person on RUclips.
HA! Thanks!.....I think!
June 15, 2022: Thanks very much. This helped with my fear of these creepy creatures.
Ha! Welcome!!
Totally awesome dude
Thank you!!
Oh… Great Video too. 😂
Thank you!!!
Do you have a store to buy hat bands?
@@MuskratOutdoors I loved the hatband you made do you have a store or ?
Mr. Muskrat, I am getting ready to skin a 2ft Texas Coral Snake, do you have any tips for the tanning process? This is my first one. Thank you sir, enjoy your videos!
I have tanned them using 50/50 glycerin and rubbing alcohol. I've heard antifreeze (the green kind) and alcohol works too. What will you use it for? You might not need to tan it at all. This hatband isn't tanned. The tanning above, is kinda greasy feeling and the glue won't stick as well. There's commercial reptile tanning kits you can use also. For a hat band, I wouldn't bother tanning it.
Out of all the animals I've skinned the sound of skinning a rattlesnake always messes with me, don't know why
I think people have a deep instinct to be afraid of snakes. It bothers some folks more than others. Some folks aren't really afraid of them so much as just creeped out by them.
@@MuskratOutdoors I could see that, it's just that cracking. I personally feel like its the sound of evil
@@angrycrow8961 HA! I agree!
I am NOT the guy who regularly quotes the Bible.... BUT:
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Genesis 3:15
Rattlesnake grading our irrigation all coiled up and ready to strike can't have rattlesnakes trying to attack you on your own property anyway he's already Tanning felt bad about just throwing him in ground do nothing with him when you're trying to protect yourself and your family you have to do what's best
You do! I don't kill them unless they are someplace too close to people. Even then I catch them alive and move them if possible. If I do kill them, I try to use them for something.
Was the hide tanned at some point or just green?
Nope, just green. I dried it on a board for a few days is all.
Did you apply anything to the skin during those few days? Like salt?
Where did you get the ring at that you used in the hat band
The hardware store used to have them, but it went out of business. Look for some about a inch around, maybe 3/4". If you have a second hand/thrift shop there, sometimes old purses will have good rings on them. "D" shaped ones would work also.
Where can I buy a snake hat band from you? Please let me know thank you very much.
I don't find many snakes. I might have one here still, but would have to look. If I find one this summer I can make you one. Send me your address, my email is muskrat14@hotmail.com
I'm curious how you treat the skin? Mine are done with denatured alchohol and glycerin. Mine don't sound crunchy. They stay soft. Is there a reason you dry them to be so dry. This isn't a criticism it's just an inquiry.
Glued down to the leather on a hat band they don't have any flex anyway and tanning really isn't necessary. I do tan them the same way you are doing for some things that have more flex to them though. Snake skin is thin and really not very durable for heavy use. Have you seen the rattlesnake gun grips folks are making now? Really neat! I think you would need to cover them with heavy varnish or maybe fiberglass resin. I want to try to make some! Look up "Rattlesnake gun grip images" there should be pictures. Grips for a 1911 Colt would be easy!
@@MuskratOutdoors ...how much do snakehides sale for?
@@hhguerra59 I honestly don't know. We get them every now and then, but mostly I don't kill them.
I am interested in a hat band, how do I go about buying one from ya?
My email address is
muskrat14@hotmail.com
I don't always have the snake skins to do it, but I do have several snakes right now. I would need to know the size, but I could make one for you.
What was your process for tanning
This one is not tanned at all. Glued down with contact cement to a strip of leather, they don't need to be tanned. They will last like this for a lot of years.
What kind of glue is that you use?
I use Barge Cement, or Weldwood/Dap Contact Cement. Both are kind of a rubber cement type glue. They stay flexable and really stick well.
I would happily pay $35 dollars for one of those when you mentioned $25 dollars I was thinking that it was kinda cheap
I tend to sell things for too little. I guess I go by what I would pay, and I kind of live in the past....
You sure you wanna sell it? That looks good on you! I was waiting for Chris Ledoux to start playing "Cowboy Hat" 😆. Go ahead and save that rattlesnake meat for Gilliam. He needs to do some more wild game cooking and that would be up his alley...or in his freezer. Speaking of selling things, have you been selling any of the leather holsters?
Too late on the meat! I have eaten it, it's about like a chicken neck. Lots of bone and a little meat that really does "taste like chicken". This one got diced up in a jar for Sun rendered rattlesnake oil.
I have a gun holster yet to make, and a knife sheath, but haven't sold any for awhile. Winter is coming and that's when I sell most of them.
I put that band on a straw hat Cindy has, it looks good on it, so we might keep this one. I have more snake skins...
That sounds good! I ate a raccoon once, but it wasn't good.......roasted over a camp fire and basted in beer......I don't think that is the "normal" way to cook them. Worst thing I ever tried was coyote.......pretty drunk at the time on that one!
I remember seeing Steve Rinella with the show Meateater make coyote in the Southwest after a hunt. Supposedly it was good. I really wouldn't mind trying much of anything if it's prepared for me. I'm not going to go out of my way to cook coyote or something like that though.
I'm not a good cook. Most of these things were tried over a camp fire without spices other than salt & pepper. I'm sure if someone that knows what they are doing cooked them, it would be good. Meat is meat after all.
Yeah, I think you are spot on.
Very cool thank you.
Thank you!
Nice .. where I am located I have to kill many rattle snakes .. I do skin them from time to time and use anti freeze for curing them .. generally I just gave them to a leather guy I know .. I might try to build me one of these had bands .. Thanks
I have tanned them with a 50/50 mix of rubbing alcohol and glycerin also. For a hat band, the glue sticks better to the raw, dry, skin though.
Have you seen the rattlesnake gun grips people are making? Most are for 1911 Colt style pistols, but I've seen some revolver grips too. Since snakeskin is so thin, and not very tough, I think they are coating them with some type of heavy varnish, or maybe fiberglass resin. I want to make some this winter.
@@MuskratOutdoors No I haven't seen any .. I'm not real handy at making stuff better at training animals lol but will try the hat band with the skin I have now.. It is a real different colored up rattlesnake me and my grandson skinned ..
What kind of glue did you use???????
I use contact cement. Barge or Weld wood / Dap works great.
How did you dry the skin?
They just air dry. Get any meat or fat off first. They are thin and dry fast.
Nice Bro
Thank you Tony! What's new, haven't seen anything from ya in awhile.
yeah man been a little crazy here....they shut down my place of work so been crazy.....Got me a new camera tho so putting together couple vids....just got to edit them
Sorry to hear that. My wife lost her job too for the same reason. Feed store went out of business after a big box store moved in.
Yeah is what it is......enjoy your videos man.....you make your own music.....Im trying to find some for mine
Great video! How do you make one with the rattle on? Have been wanting to make a hat band with a skin I have but not sure how I'm going to do it in order to keep the rattle.
The same way, but without the rings. Make a belt loop type loop to tuck the tail end through.
Hi Muskrat, do you have any rattlesnake hatbands for sale? Thanks!
Good morning Bill. I don't have any made, but I do have a snake skin I could use to make one. My email is muskrat14@hotmail.com
What kind of glue?
I use Barge Cement, or Weldwood/Dap.....basically contact cement, rubber type glue. It needs to stay somewhat flexible.
Good video
Thank you!
How did you preserve the snake overnight without Rigamortus setting in? I’m in a similar position and doing want to skin it till tomorrow
Snakes are a lot like fish and spoil fast. Skin it as soon as possible, but it will keep several days in the refrigerator. Skinning them only takes a few minutes though and it's best to do it as soon as possible.
I kept one in the frig for 3 days no problem.
Well my mother had a problem. She thought it was leftovers at a glance lmfao Nope
Wat kind of glue is that
Rubber cement / contact cement. I use either Barge Cement, or Weld Wood Dap contact cement.
That's great. I'm going to make one for my dad using a copperhead skin. Thanks for the great instructive video.
Just got a new sub btw. Going to head over and watch some more!
Great! We don't have those here, but I've seen pictures of them. They should make a great hatband.
Great! Thank you, and welcome!!
How did you dry it?
Skin as much flesh as possible off the belly scales, then use push pins (thumbtacks) along the edges, inside pointing out, and pin it to a board.
Do you have any for sale right now?
I don't, but I do have some snake skins and could make one up. Let me know if you would like one!
Muskrat Outdoors I would love to have one, they are absolutely gorgeous!
Do you soak yours in a solution at all or is it not truly necessary?
No, I don't for things like this. You really don't need to and the glue will stick a lot better also.
How long did do you dry/tan them for?
Usually they dry in a day or less. Snake skin is really thin. I don't tan them for hat bands. Glued down to leather they really don't need to be.
What kind of glue
Barge cement, or Weld Wood /Dap contact cement.
What kind of hat is that? Like the round top
It's a felt "Beaver Brand" hat. Every hat I've ever had will eventually crack where it's creased, so years ago I started punching them out round. They shed water better that way too!
Buzz Worm 😂😂
Ha! I had a good friend who has since died that always called them that.
Thank you.
You're welcome!
How do I buy a rattlesnake hatband from you ?
I don't always have them. I'm so behind on my leatherwork, I don't want to take any more orders right now. I think what I'll try doing, is make one now and then, and put it up for sale on these videos.
@@MuskratOutdoors okay, please let me know of any other items you sell I’d be interested 🤠 thanks
Can a man use deer hide and pine pitch and seniw
I don't see why not?
hello what part of Idaho I'm near Lewiston
great video by the way thanks
Hello neighbor! We are in Salmon.
Where do you sell these
Mostly I don't. I have a booth at the Horse Sale here in town where I sell my leatherwork once a year. I don't get very many snakes, so I don't sell them very often.
@@MuskratOutdoors well thank you anyway! Loved the video
@@micahsimpson1989 Thank you very much. I do get snakes from time to time. If you send me your email address (Mine is in the "about" section on the home page) I'll let you know if I get one.
They need to go , yes sir that is wolves you are talking about ?!!!!!
I don't have much against the wolves, but too many are too many. A few are alright, but for awhile we had so many here that they were a real problem. Ranchers were loosing cattle, and there was very few deer and elk. I used to see at least six moose each year, now it's rare to see one. Last winter I saw the first one in at least five years. Sad!
Now that we are allowed to hunt and trap for them, I view them as just another "game animal" and a challenge like no other. They are the hardest to get animal I have ever gone after.
How did you dry the skin?
Just stretch it out onto a board and use thumbtacks along the edges.