Thread: Need Ideas for Static Snake

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I think you could go with your initial idea of chicken wire and then possibly paper mache or good ol' monster mud. The trick to the structural integrity would all be in the armature that you put the wire form onto. This article is not exactly what your looking for but it may give you some ideas about the armature.
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I think the idea for the photo prop is great! Good luck.

I hate snakes!

At HD they have black hard plastic sewer tubing, about 5" wide. Looks like it's ribbed for our pleasure. Anyway, it comes in 10'ish foot lengths, and can coil to about a 4' diameter. Look for it in the PVC aisle.

I made a snake a couple of years ago. I used foam from an old egg crate mattress pad. I rolled it into about a 3 inch diameter snake. Then I taped it and did a fast, not very good, paint job. For the head I carved it out of foam and glued it to the body. I made it in about an hour, painting included. It was 5:00 Halloween night. I'm notorious for coming up with a prop idea at the last minute and making it.

I made a couple last year for my party. I used 2 pool noodles , made the heads out of 3 inch sheet foam cut in shape of snake head, put heavy wire inside noodles so you can bend into shape you want, used fake push in eyes from craft store, cover entire length with panty hose and apply contact adhesive, let dry and spray paint desired color. Contact glue makes it feel like skin. they were really cool.