Okay...it's sad that such a majestic animal got hit like that. It's sad that's it's dead. What I don't see is anything else sad about that. It's not like this was HIS pet he's skinning. If anything, he's making the poor thing's death a little less pointless. I don't believe in snakes dying for the leather and fur industry, but this is just a guy, putting this to good use. I've got a taxidermy friend who makes use of roadkill all the time. What's so wrong about that? (Or am I just missing the point?)