I agree with what a few others have said here. I would not wear snake skin because the animal died for nothing more than a fashion statement. The Indians killed a buffalo and they used every usable piece of the entire animal. They used gut, bone, teeth, meat, and hide. I get that. The use of animals for nothing but their hide is wasteful, slothful, greedy and completely unnecessary. I think it's pretty disgusting. Now as for the poster who said he would have his burms skin tanned out after it passed. I totally get that too and think it's very cool. While life and death are all just part of the cycle, we should have respect for the preciousness of life. It is not, in my opinion, to be piddled away for someone's waist coat or stylish boots.