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Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2005] WE GROW 'EM BIG IN TEXAS!!!This snake was recently found at the old Turkey Creek gas plantlocated just south of the Alibates Turnoff on Highway 136 southof Fritch Texas.[THAT'S JUST NORTH OF AMARILLO]A reminder that these creatures are actually out there and no matter what you believe, sometimes they should get not only prescriptiverights to be there but the full right of way!9 feet, 1 inch - 97 lbs.No matter what anybody else tells you, kill the snake before you try to do anything else to it! It's the safest way for you and the snake doesn't care anymore.DEEP-FRIED RATTLESNAKE1 medium-sized rattlesnake (3-4 lbs.), cut into steaks1/2 cup flour1/4 cup cornmeal1/4 cup cracker crumbs1/2 cup milk1 egg1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (not garlic salt)1 teaspoon saltdash pepperMix dry ingredients. Whisk milk into beaten egg and use to dip snake steaks.Then coat them with dry ingredients. Fry, uncovered, in 400 degree oil until brown.Variations: Later versions of this e-mail forward place the pictured snake in Missouri: Next time you're out in the tall grass, remember this one. This snake was recently found at the J & L Tack located just south of Poplar Bluff on Highway 67 south of Town.Origins: We don't know the particulars of this photograph's origins, but it looks to be another case of a genuine image accompanied by some possibly inaccurate or exaggerated information. (The snake's positioning closer to the camera lens than the man holding it makes the reptile appear larger than it really is, and even a 9-foot rattler is unlikely to weigh anywhere close to 97 lbs. unless it had just ingested a large animal.)
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