Well now isn't he quite a handsome fellow

@lulaluboo Doubtful, that's a Malaysian pit viper, they're quite small and wouldn't provide enough skin for a handbag. Not only that, but because they're semiaquatic, their scales don't contain the right types of proteins needed for embalming. And they're also absurdly venomous so if you get bit trying to kill it for its skin, you're probably going to lose a limb at the very least.

Well thats a shame. Lucky for him of course

@lulaluboo They're protected by the Malaysian government, they aren't endangered, but in the past they've been killed for their scales to be used in jewelry. Unfortunately, they're quick learners, and when hunted it was discovered they migrated into residential areas and deaths from bites went up drastically. People would find them in bathtubs and shit, so the government said it was a bad idea to hunt them.