“To the goggling unbeliever Texans say — as people always say about their mangier dishes — "but it's just like chicken, only tenderer." Rattlesnake is, in fact, just like chicken, only tougher.”

— Alistair Cooke

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British journalist and broadcaster 1908–2004

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