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Pictured
above: matched pair of 16 plait 4ft pocket snake whips with custom
color and knot design.
MidWestWhips' standard
single color snake whips make a smart and useful addition to anyone's
whip collection. The main draw of the snake whip is that the full
braided length of the thong is flexible - there is no stiff handle
section like on a bullwhip. After some gentle use, the shorter
snake whip will begin to naturally break in and easily coil tighter to
fit compactly in a pants or coat pocket. For this reason, the
shorter snake whips are often called "Pocket Snakes" and will become
the most easily portable whip of all your collection. Whether you
prefer these small whips for self-defense or just for fun, MidWestWhips
snake whips are made from the highest quality vegetable tanned kangaroo hide, are
loaded with fine #12 lead shot, and feature an all-leather core.
MidWestWhips never uses tape, rope, or plastic inside any of our whips,
guaranteed. Standard pocket and full-size snakes are available in
8, 12 and 16 plait and feature a sturdy 6x7 turkshead butt knot.
Other knots available upon special request (see our Custom Designs page - we do unique knots
for these beautiful whips often). Length is
measured from the butt of the handle knot to the end of the braided
thong (length does not include fall or popper).
Please choose from our standard colors: natural tan, saddle tan,
whiskey, brandy, or black. If you are looking for a unique color
or a two-tone whip, please email us for availability and a price
quote. For custom color requests, we try to keep a wide variety
of tannery-dyed vegetable tanned kangaroo hides in stock including (but
not limited to!) lemon yellow, forest green, deep blue, vibrant blue,
purple, bright red, whiskey red, white, etc. Please view
our custom designs page for more
information on unique colors, unuque knots, etc.
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Click
here
for more examples
of standard color and unique custom color snake whips in our
Photo
Gallery.
Also view MidWestWhips custom high-plait snake whips here
in the Custom
Designs section of our Photo Gallery.
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| 3ft
Pocket Snake - A favorite for
any whipcracker who will be working in a confined space, indoors, or
with precision target work. We know many people who carry one of
these in their pocket daily, just so they can always have a whip handy,
whether they are out in the woods or sitting in their cubicle at work
goofing off. |
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| 4ft
Pocket Snake - Another
great
size for indoor whipcracking and precision target work. Compared
to the 3ft pocket snake, this length increases the whip's reach and may
help the beginner obtain a louder "crack," but it starts to become a
little more difficult to use in a tightly confined indoor area.
Most indoor spaces are still manageable though, and the 4ft is still a
great size to fit into your pocket and take with you anywhere once it
has been gently broken in through use. |
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| 5ft
Pocket Snake - If you
can't decide between the compact pocket snakes and the more slow and
graceful
full-size snakes, the 5ft is the perfect compromise. It is long
enough for the thong to visually roll into beautiful loops and hairpin
curves as you crack it, but short enough to still be easily portable.
The best of both worlds. |
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| 6ft
Full-size Snake - Same
flexible handle as the pocket snakes, except this beast is longer and
thicker. The 6ft length features an extra braided belly over the
lead and leather core, and although it probably becomes too big at this
size to fit neatly into a cargo pocket, it is still more compact than a
bullwhip of the same length. (MidWestWhips made
ten
8ft snakes and six 6ft snakes for the production for Prince of Persia: The
Sands of Time, to be released in theaters 2010). |
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8ft
Full-size Snake - The
8ft is a particularly unique whip, requiring more wrist and arm action
than its bullwhip counterpart of the same length. The visual of a
skilled whipcracker handling a long snake like this 8ft is one of
amazingly graceful
full-body fluid mechanics, but this length is also manageable for a
beginner snake-whip enthusiast as well. (MidWestWhips made ten
8ft snakes and six 6ft snakes for the production for Prince of Persia: The
Sands of Time, to be released in theaters 2010).
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| 10ft
Full-size Snake - Recommended
for experienced snake whip handlers, the flexible handle on a snake
whip removes some of the leverage a whipcracker gets with a bullwhip,
so form is very important to use this long and gracefully powerful
whip. We
also think it looks intimidatingly majestic coiled up, like a huge live
snake ready to strike. A beautiful and natural work of art. |
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| For questions or to order
call us at (US) 314-484-0462 or email whipmaker@midwestwhips.com
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