They used to have a rattlesnake roundup in Freeport, FL.
Back in the 60s I would go to it and they put on a real show. Also Army Rangers from Eglin AFB would come over and kill, skin, clean, and batter fry them. Everyone said they were delicious.
I just couldn’t get up the courage to try it. The meat was very clean looking white colored.
Exactly! It's mild-tasting, benign, but we all have that innate aversion to snakes. It's hard to put it out of your mind and take a bite.