Would you eat a snake? Pythons might become a new menu item in Florida.

[Robert59]

Pythons might become a new menu item in Florida if scientists can confirm they're safe to eat.​

The predator might soon become the prey if Florida scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons -- an extremely invasive species in the Everglades -- are safe for us to eat.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is collaborating with the Florida Department of Health to investigate the mercury levels in pythons to determine if they can be safely consumed. If so, the snakes may soon end up on restaurant menus and dinner tables across the state.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/20/us/florida-pythons-eat-study-trnd/index.html

 

[Aunt Marg]

I hope our, Win 231, doesn't catch wind of this!

 

[Jim W.]

I've eaten rattle snake and gator tail before, but never python.

I hope something can be done to rid the Everglades of them as they are eating all the other animals and have no natural predators that keep their population down.

 

[hollydolly]

I personally wouldn't eat snake.. but we do have it on some restaurant menus here...


http://www.archipelago-restaurant.co.uk/menu/a-la-carte-menu/

• Sweet-chilli smoked python carpaccio, green tea & wasabi crackers and olive puree

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[old medic]

I've eaten rattle snake and gator tail before, but never python.

I hope something can be done to rid the Everglades of them as they are eating all the other animals and have no natural predators that keep their population down.

Same here... would try it just to say I have...

 

[Knight]

Sounds pretty good compared to.

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[Knight]

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[jujube]

I've had rattlesnake....nothing exciting, not much taste. I'd pass on python.

 

[Lee]

would I eat snake? ..... maybe if I was drunk and taking a dare

 

[Murrmurr]

I've had rattlesnake....nothing exciting, not much taste. I'd pass on python.

Rattlesnake is delicious on a kabob if you brush a savory glaze on it.

 

[jujube]

Rattlesnake is delicious on a kabob if you brush a savory glaze on it.

A rat would be delicious on a kebob if you brush enough of a savory glaze on it. Still not eating one....

 

[Murrmurr]

A rat would be delicious on a kebob if you brush enough of a savory glaze on it. Still not eating one....

Very true.

 

[Ruthanne]

NO!!

 

[Don M.]

would I eat snake? ..... maybe if I was drunk and taking a dare

Years ago, when I was in Thailand, I ate some "snake". I'm not sure what species it was, but the locals seemed to like eating it, so I gave it a try. It wasn't too bad, and Yes, I was a bit drunk.

 

[win231]

I hope our, Win 231, doesn't catch wind of this!

I hate to tell y'all, but anyone who has eaten chicken or any foul has already eaten reptiles without knowing it.
Reptiles evolved from birds. Look at a lizard's feet & look at a bird's feet; they're the same for a reason.

"The first groups of reptile-like animals evolved about 320 million years ago. ... These evolved over the next 65 million years into modern birds. So birds aren't just closely related to dinosaurs, they really are dinosaurs! And they are most closely related to crocodiles, which also came from archosaurs."

 

[rgp]

Rattlesnake is delicious on a kabob if you brush a savory glaze on it.

I rather spend the money on a case of savory sauce, and put it on my hamburger.......

 

[Aunt Bea]

A snake for a snack!

 

[Tish]

I have actually tasted snake at the Moomba Festival, which celebrates all things Indigenous.

 

[Damaged Goods]

It would have to be cooked.

 

[Warrigal]

I couldn't eat a whole one.

 

[terry123]

No thanks. I will pass!

 

[Nathan]

Would you eat a snake?

I've eaten rattlesnake, tastes a little like chicken.

 

[asp3]

I'm 95% sure I've had rattlesnake but I don't remember where and when.

 

[Pappy]

Probably, if it tasted like chicken. I have had alligator tail soup before and it was good.

 

[Aunt Marg]

I hate to tell y'all, but anyone who has eaten chicken or any foul has already eaten reptiles without knowing it.
Reptiles evolved from birds. Look at a lizard's feet & look at a bird's feet; they're the same for a reason.

"The first groups of reptile-like animals evolved about 320 million years ago. ... These evolved over the next 65 million years into modern birds. So birds aren't just closely related to dinosaurs, they really are dinosaurs! And they are most closely related to crocodiles, which also came from archosaurs."

From everything I have read and been told, the texture as well as flavour of snake, is very similar to that of chicken.