If I could afford it I would do it in a heartbeat. I know a taxodermist and you might find it surprising that unless it is a leather skinned animal (deer, bear, etc.) everything is fake (old stuff was real but not anymore).


For example all those stuffed trophy fish you see were never live fish - someone caught one took a picture and measurements (sometimes they send the fish just to review) but then a mold is created and painted.

The same holds true for most other animals...having a nice ball morph in a natural pose on a natural background (like a african termite mound) would look very cool and could be a very nice show piece.

They aren't literally going to take your dead snake and stuff it.