Tom,
Wow... that's bad for sure. Of course most folks know that Snakewood is an extremely dense hardwood that can crack if not cared for properly. As we have discussed, any natural handle material is subject to cracking but that particular piece of Snakewood certainly looks like it was exposed to some radical changes in heat and/or humidity. That's one of the reasons the stuff isn't guaranteed, you can't control what the customer does with it.