Broom Hilda by Russell Myers for June 25, 2024

I’ve never had snake. I’ve had alligator gumbo, and a bit of bear jerky.

There was an early episode of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, where Mr. Edwards (who was baby-sitting the Ingalls girls while their parents were away) blew the head off a rattlesnake—and then cooked it for dinner that night! Needless to say, Mary and Laura weren’t exactly thrilled!

Snake steak … tastes like chicken … doesn’t it?

Cruel, Broomie, cruel. A real friend would holler, “I meant steaks!”

Methinks she’s grilling, not barbecuing.

Sneaky Broomie, very sneaky.

Eating a rattlesnakes head would be dangerous, because the venom is in the head. Eating the rest of the snake should be fine, they are not poisonous just venomous.

I’m probably forgetting some unusual things I’ve eaten, but I do remember having Rattlesnake, Actual Chocolate-Covered Ants, and Brains (can’t remember if it was Calf or Pig). I liked the first two, but not the last one…

That steer didn’t sacrifice his life for you to ruin a steak with barbecue sauce…

I would prefer steak to snake.

Umm… isn’t he a VULTURE? You’d think he wouldn’t be too picky.

Sneaky snake trick, Broomie!

So that wasn’t just a slip of the tongue.

i’ve had barbequed rattlesnake, years ago when i still ate meat (yep, tasted like chicken)

My brother and his friends used to barbeque rattlesnakes when I lived in PA. They would go to the mountains in WV to catch them and keep them in a terrarium until needed.

Saw the punchline coming in the second panel.

Since he’s a vulture eating snakes would be natural for him!