Mustang,
This may seem a little "over the top"---but I remember a paper-weight in my Dad's office in Melbourne, Fla.---it was a rattler's head encased in Plarex(?) a cold-pour plastic. The paperweight was acube, but I don't see whay we couldn't bribe a zoo-attendant to give us any dead cobras---get a spherical mold---and away we go!!!
BTW (another subject)---I'm trying to get a certain custom color for my car (which is a-building)---if you have access to a PPG or DuPont color-patch book, let me know if you want to do a little research.