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To: eastsider

Rattlesnake doesn’t count as meat??


6 posted on 02/25/2009 1:26:44 PM PST by Pyro7480 (This Papist asks everyone to continue to pray the Rosary for our country!)
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To: Pyro7480
It's my understanding that the distinguishing characteristic of "meat" in the fasting sense is that the protein comes from a warm-blooded animal. Rattlesnakes are cold-blooded; ergo, they're not "meat."
7 posted on 02/25/2009 1:32:32 PM PST by eastsider
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