I have seen rattlesnake skins made into nice hatbands. I would have doubts they would be strong enough for a Gun Sling. I had killed a rattlesnake here near my house some years back. My uncle & first cousin came by for a visit an hour or so later. My cousin was in agricultural college at UT Knoxville at the time. He wanted the skin for a hatband, said they were very popular on campus then. I helped him skin it but not sure if he ever made the hat band or not. He is now retired from a career in soil mapping with the UT Extension Service so that gives a bit of an idea how long ago this was.
