I've skinned a few deceased wild snakes before, and I am seriously considering doing it to Ryn, my normal that just passed. I'm getting a tattoo of her markings, and seeing as I have no real "ceremonial" place to bury her, I'm going to skin her and keep it. Plenty of salt and some time later and its pretty well preserved. The first milksnake I did was about 11-12 years ago, and its still in prefect condition. It isn't hard, you just have to figure out where the inside edge of the skin membrane is, and use a fish filet knife to carefully remove it from the muscles and such.
I'm not sure if anybody could do much with a skin cause they are so small - but now I want a pair of Piebald stilettos..
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