Snake

Snake meat can range in flavour from chicken-like to frog-like depending on what the snake ate for its last meal - thus earning it the title "desert whitefish". The texture is stringy and chewy, which sets it apart from other game meats. Several types of snakes can be eaten (provided that you're brave enough to catch it), including the most popular rattlesnake or the diamondback. The rattlesnake's meat is rubbery and white like alligator meat, with a mild taste like gamey poultry.

Snake is also popular globally; the Chinese eat watersnake or python soup, while indigenous Australians have been known to prepare several different types of snake as a source of protein. It's cooked after being de-headed, skinned and cut into 3" chunks. Snake meat can be grilled over an open flame, deep fried and added to tacos, sautéed, or baked. Since the meat is so thin, it does not require much tenderizing.