I have an idea for some awesome scales.
If I stretched snake-skin around some scales, just cut out enough to get the tang around and just closed the rest of the way. And the head should be just the right size so it would fit on the "toe end" of the scales. Then I would seal it with a thin layer of epoxy or something like that, so water couldn't penetrate it and so that any smell couldn't come out. The only visible pin would be the one the blade pivots around.

But then there are some problems: How do I get hold of a snake-skin that size with the head intact? How do I treat the head so that it looks right and doesn't start disintegrating? And what would be the best way of attaching and sealing it?

I will try to put up a picture with a sketch sometime soon.
And what kind of blade would you guys suggest in a razor like that?