BajaNomad

I need advice on preserving this.

Baja Again - 10-20-2003 at 10:08 AM

I found this on a beach and it took me a while to realize that this Moray is in a death writhe while there is still the jawbone of another Moray attached to it's throat. The teeth of the attacker are stuck in the skin of the larger eel and I'm afraid after complete decomposition, it will fall off. I'd kinda like to keep it like this if possible so any advice ? Thanks J.R.
By the way, J.R.Baja, Ski Baja is now Baja Again. Hopefully temporarily.

Sorry Doug

Baja Again - 10-20-2003 at 10:16 AM

Please remove the unshrunk one. I am going through a bunch of pictures and obviously quite confused as to which ones are shrunk or not. I will go through today and shrink them all prior to anymore picture posting. PS, I couldn't find your email address so if you could pm me about my technical difficulties please.
PS, also interested in setting up a website.

Preserving

Baja Again - 10-20-2003 at 11:37 AM

Will the rotting skin be preserved and stop rotting with that method ? I hope !

Packoderm - 10-20-2003 at 07:06 PM

If it were me, I think I?d do away with all the fancy stuff, and just get some heavy fishing line and tie it to my front bumper or grill.

The ironic thing is, if a person was to spend money trying to preserve it, it would probably rot away in short order. However, if someone were to throw that thing high in the tree of my front yard, the thing would last forever.

Preserve

Capt. George - 10-21-2003 at 03:51 AM

Thought I posted on this, must not have signed in??

Anyway, we used to keep our rigged eels and eel skins for years in a brine solution using kosher salt.

Capt. George

Bob and Susan - 10-21-2003 at 05:56 AM

Captn

Kosher salt????:?:

my wife uses a spray mastic laquer goo

capt. mike - 10-21-2003 at 06:35 AM

gunk clear stuff aerosol she gets at a hobby craft store, once you spray it on, dries clear, nothing gets in or out!

OY VEH!!

Capt. George - 10-21-2003 at 10:29 AM

Yeah, kosher salt! It's a heavier grain and makes a powerful brine...

Always worried about my ancestors spinning in their graves over me using "kosher"...Is that politically incorrect? Anyway they'll just have to keep on spinning....

Capt. George