Fried Rattlesnake

Ingredients

1 large rattlesnake
1 qt. water
Tarragon, dash
4 Tbsp. salt
Thyme, dash
Oil
Marinade
1 cup flour
Margarine
1/8 tsp. paprika

Instructions

Soak rattlesnake carcass for 2 hours in salt water. Rinse and dry meat well. Cut meat into chunks to fry. Marinate meat in for 7 hours. Coat each piece with mixture of flour, paprika, pepper, tarragon and thyme. Fry chunks of prepared rattler in oil until golden brown.