05-17-2004, 04:01 AM
[ Wrote:Angel,May 16 2004, 03:20 AM]What do you suppose snakes taste like?Chicken. Exactly like chicken.
Actually, I don't know. But if it's anything like alligator I'd be willing to bet it's pretty good.
[ Wrote:Angel,May 16 2004, 03:20 AM]And wouldn't it be dangerous for this man just to kill some random animal and eating it? What if it was ill or diseased or carried some sort of virus? Call me a pessimist, but I'd rather not eat meat that hasn't been passed by some sort of health inspection. On the other hand, I've eaten fish I've caught myself, so I don't know...
Like you said, it's no more dangerous than eating fish you caught. People have been eating animals for a bazillion years, well before food safety inspectors have been around. It's quite possible that the snake had some sort of disease, but the chances of it making you sick after thoroughly cooking it are next to zero.
I'm sure that if the snake had giant goiters or massive green blotches the fellow wouldn't eaten it :)