The first Herp Dinner, in 1977, was an outstanding success… The final spread was magnificent and included sautéed alligator tail…; legs of bullfrogs, leopard frogs, and green frogs; snapping turtle salad, (excellent on crackers); slider turtle stew; crispy fried mole salamanders; baked canebrake rattlesnake (a 4½-foot specimen coiled around tomatoes and green peppers); and deep-fried strips of cottonmouth moccasin.

Whit Gibbons, Their Blood Runs Cold – Adventures with Reptiles and Amphibians, 12