I do too. I really dig the snake bands on western hats. Have for a long time. Especially the ones with the rattles like that. Just looks straight up badass to me. I was on the hunt awhile back, but got distracted. You just lit the fire again. I really like the ones that have the head attached to the front. I know it's redneck as hell but I dig 'em.
I'm sure you know this Dale but there are a lot of stamped & painted fakes out there. And just like boots do, real snake takes regular care to keep the scales from lifting. And you need to keep them away from varmints.
All taxidermists have to be good painters, & any outdoorsman will tell you that fish & reptiles start to lose their natural color (just like humans do) the minute they die. Have you ever skinned a box or snapping turtle for the meats? It's damn near rank by the time you're done. And real reptile has to be mounted onto leather as it's like tissue paper otherwise.
That's some hat ol' Randall Hank has on. He always could rock the big ones. Full size hats with over the top bands were the thing back when i was finding my way into the world. Feathers were the most common adornment, often with a fancy polished stone sitting front and center and some long rooster tail fathers hanging off the back. The really hardcore ones might have the taxidermied head of a quail or dove sticking out front with it's wings on the sides. This was the era in which the wide rattlesnake band with the rattles and head attached really showed the world what you thought about it.
I was thinking what came first....."Damn, I have all these rattlers I should make hatbands" or "If I am going to make hatbands I may as well raise and skin my own damn rattlers!". I am always curious about the origins of the esoteric.
Yep, I told my wife about it....she said "You're not thinking of getting one are you???"
My wife would never talk to me if I put a snakeskin hatband on one of my hats. I'm definitely going to check out that link.
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I don't know man......that 2 headed one is speaking to me. Not sure I have a hat with a brim big enough to accommodate the 5 headed one, but it definitely makes a statement.
