Would you eat snakes, gators, frog legs and turtles? (mild, meal, seafood)

[brokencrayola]

I live in Idaho where a lot of people hunt, although we do not. I have had venison of course, but also elk, pronghorn altelope and bear.

[brokencrayola]

That was antelope. Of them all I like elk the best. Elk burgers and steak are wonderful, not gamey like venison.

[ShadowCaver]

Of the OP's question: snakes, gators, frog legs and turtles? yes, YES, YES, yes.

Besides the snake and turtle, which only had once so can't really say, gator and frog legs are durn good eatin'. Actually have caught many many frogs, esp. when growing up in the upper MO Ozarks - dad would steer the John boat, while spotlighting 'em. I'd be up front, hoping that there be no snake or other varmint hiding in the grasses, and then catch the frog, by hand. In Rolla, MO, there used to be a local restaurant owned by friends of ours - being of Cajun heritage, they'd have those kinds of meals being offered; gator being one of 'em. Fried gator and a cold Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager, oh yea!!! [unfortunately, Dixie is in the midst of repairing after Katrina, so all her brews are being outsourced for now ].

Just about any meat, yes. Any organ, at all, NO! My pop, he loves brain sandwiches - when used to work w/ him in construction, would gross me out, to sit across the table from him, me eating my juicy down-home cooked bacon double cheeseburger, him lunching on that... But, to each their own.

To those that have mentioned venison being gamey - I'd bet it had more to do w/ two things: first, how the animal was cleaned/butchered, and secondly, then how it was prepared/cooked. Deer summer sausage, venison burgers and steaks... tasty!

[MotleyCrew]

We just tried fried gator at a restaurant in Phoenix, AZ. It was a hit at our table.

[TerrySRA]

I don't know about the rest, but I would try frog legs!

[Floridanative2]

Gator tail is good! Frog legs are okay. Have never eaten a snake or turtle (I have a pet turtle), nor do I think I would want to.

[Roaddog]

I've cooked and ate rattlesnake and froglegs, I liked them both but i didn't care for the smell before cooking them, the rattlesnake had a strong wild smell and the frog smelt like frog LOL I like them both but perfer someone else cooks them.

[southernjewishgal]

Sure why not. I worked in a restaurant in rural Missouri for quite some time that would serve frog legs as a special and people loved them. I've had turtle soup before as well. My family was always big on eating coons,rabbits,squirrels. All mighty good with enough gravy!

[Tesaje]

Had them all. Snakes and frogs taste a lot like chicken. The gator was tough but tasted ok.

[GracieJJ]

Eaten snakes, and yup chicken comes to mind though