On Apr 19, 2012, at 4:22 AM, Stuart Jansen wrote:
> Sounds like you're trying to cut across the grain.
Oh, and I find that cutting meat across the grain is best:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/03/why-should-you-cut-meat-steak-against-the-grain.html
This includes snake meat (pun intended).
--Dave