Making Canned Halloween Monstrosities looks like good, clean fun. The label reads:
Unknown Specimen
Recovered from chest cavity of decayed animated corpse. Animation of corpse ceased upon removal. Specimen began to dissolve within moments of removal from host. Dissolution ceased with formaldehyde and acetone.
Haiti, 1894
The specimen is in fact an expands-in-water snake in a bottle from the dollar store:
- The snake was cut up a little before being put into the jar to make it look somewhat decayed when it expanded.
- A few grains of instant coffee were added to the water to give it a murky brown look.
- A small spoonful of used coffee grounds was added to the water to enhance the “decayed” sort of look.