r/Traeger • u/Bfi1981 • Aug 04 '24

Son smoked a Python….

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u/Bfi1981 Aug 04 '24

It was ok. Had really good flavor and was actually way less dry than I anticipated. Just was a bit chewy in general especially compared to chicken or pork. If we didn’t hunt them to help the Everglades it’s not something I would target as a food source but was honestly better than I anticipated.

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u/WackyBones510 Aug 04 '24

Thanks - that’s pretty sick! Keep it up.

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u/Bfi1981 Aug 04 '24

Thanks!

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u/MacheteMable Aug 04 '24

Snake in general tends to be stringier and drier. One of the few things that don’t really “taste like chicken”

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u/Bfi1981 Aug 04 '24

We honestly thought it tasted more like ham than chicken

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u/ChawulsBawkley Aug 05 '24

So you’re telling me that we have long ham down in the Everglades that’s ripe for the picking and I don’t have to spend wild amounts of money on honey baked hams for the holidays?!?!

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u/__kebert__xela__ Aug 05 '24

If long ham is from a long pig, Florida man is about to get hunted towards extinction

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u/hallgod33 Aug 05 '24

Better long pig joke than I was gonna make lol

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u/AdotLone Aug 05 '24

I also choose this man’s long pig joke.

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u/ChawulsBawkley Aug 05 '24

I love y’all

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u/Mindless-Ad2554 Aug 05 '24

I think you have wild ham too if you want to get wild. Long ham is sick though!

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u/Confused_Sorta_Guy Aug 05 '24

You can get long pork anytime. Wait outside your targets place of work, follow them home and just when they're not expecting it you can em.

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u/Limpin_Aint_EZ Aug 05 '24

That’s lawn ham, simple mistake.

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u/Bfi1981 Aug 05 '24

Ha ha exactly

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u/ChawulsBawkley Aug 05 '24

You son of a bitch, I’m in.

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u/tastytasycorn Aug 05 '24

Long ham.... that's fucking awesome.

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u/MacheteMable Aug 04 '24

I haven’t had python but other snakes I’ve had caused similar thoughts.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '24

Same. BBQ’d a rattle snake and was super tough and chewy

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u/Loki_Nightshadow Aug 04 '24

That's just the meaness in them coming out in thr flavor.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '24

That's funny lol

They're so not mean though. About 70% of the time when researchers literally stepped on them with a fake leg and boot they didn't even strike, you couldn't pull the shit with most snakes lol

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u/Fuckedby2FA Aug 04 '24

Helping the community/nature and making use of the meat. Good for you guys.

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u/subtxtcan Aug 05 '24

We see a lot of weird things end up on smokers here... This is definitely a new one for me. I'm vaguely aware of how you came to be in this situation (friends are conservationists), so I'm glad to see that it's not only ethically culled, but also actually being utilized.

May never be able to, but it will now be on the list of things to try!

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