reptiles nervous system is pretty primitive.......quite often the rest of the body aint aware its dead yet and the nerons keep firing.....not to mention the brain on one is a pretty small target.....rest of the head can be mangled up the brain may still be mostly fine....keep your hands away from the head end of a venomous snake, dead or not.....there can stil be venom in or on the fangs and if yah get stuck with one, while it aint as bad as a full on bit from a live one, there is a good chance yah aint going to enjoy the experiance...would guess the snake is between 2 and 5 years depending on how much it has gotten to eat in its life....more food=more growth.....hell i wouldnt mind the hide........
