why dont you buy a pair of real snake skins for 40 bucks, a bottle of glue and a bottle of spray poly and do it yourself! They look much better. The fella that got me into trad used them and I thought they looked like crap...they do keep the scratches from your limbs but just never really caught my eyes! Besides, whats the sence in having a pretty wood bow only to hide it <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>! The snake skins are on the back only.....gonna have a pair coming as of next week!