Ingredients:
1 snake
1 box Jiffy cornbread mix
1/2 c egg whites (I used the pre-packaged eggwhites to avoid wasting yolks)
splash black pepper
1/2" oil (depends on pan size)


Step 1: Acquire fresh snake

This is probably going to be the hard part.

Snakes do a fine job keeping the world free of unnecessary rodents; don't kill them unless absolutely necessary! That said, if you do kill a snake, or find one dead, don't let it go to waste.

Step 2: Skin and clean snake

Cut off the head, strip off the skin, and remove the guts

Rinse the carcass, and wipe down with a clean paper towel, then cut the body in to manageable lengths with a sharp knife or pair of poultry shears

Step 3: Dredge

We're going to treat the snake much like you would a small lake fish, though you can also treat it like chicken. This is my favorite way to cook bluegill.

I dipped the segments in a bit of egg white (milk would also do) before dredging them in a pepper and sweet cornmeal mix (actually just Jiffy mix with some extra black pepper).

Knock off the excess.

Step 4: Fry

Heat about 3/4" of canola, vegetable, or peanut oil in a heavy frying pan (I prefer cast iron) until quite hot. A bit of dry batter should bubble nicely.

Add the snake pieces one at a time to avoid dropping the temperature in the pan too quickly.
Use tongs to keep your fingers away from the sizzling hot oil, watch for dangerous splatters, and use a screen if necessary to prevent mess.

Turn the snake pieces just as the batter begins to turn golden- by the time it starts to brown the snake will be overcooked. There's not much meat on the bones, and the muscles are thin and lean. (Yes, we mostly overcooked ours, but it was still tasty.)

Step 5: Drain and cool

Remove the snake pieces before they're quite done- they'll continue to cook after removal from the pan- and set them on paper towels to drain and cool.

If you've still got more batter, chop up some veggies, dip them in the egg whites and/or milk, dredge in batter, and fry. You can also just mix the liquid into the batter and fry hushpuppies. It's all good.

We fried some fresh okra from the farmers' market.

Na wa o

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Boss u fit send me one . Don tey I chop snake it van be sweet esp fried snake. Chaii....

This op mm u must be a good cook o see how he transform snake meat

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mah just dey watch..

After the preparation, it looks cool. But it's still snake hell NO

lalasticlala u need to see dis o





Choi pple dey chop tins ooo

yummy yummy

Hmmm yummi yummi fp snake things on my mind

thanks

thanks

That crispy look... hmmm!

This is y I hate this food section, one must see snake.

Lalasticlala oooooooo..... Come see how to prepare ur best food o.

lalasticlala you don chop snake before?

Did you say Fried okra?

End time cooking

I am retching already, jezz, must Nigerians eat even this

Blood of God

In the US people eat rattle snakes, i like your last paragraph op.. You sound like an ethical chef.

A meat is a meat, be it snake, cat, lion, goat or elephant.
A hungry python sees you it will eat and vice versa.

How did I get here?