Before I was allowed to have snakes I collected sheds! Granted, they were free (local garter snakes, friend's pets, etc) but they're very good curio cabinet pieces, and for pre-college-biology-major children they're very special. One of my prize "finds" was a perfect shed from a HUGE garter snake (almost 4 1/2 feet) and I still have it curled up in a jar. Plus I have all my python's sheds now xD