How To Make Wood Snakes from Trees

I am amazed with the craftsmanship of this wood Anaconda snake that my brother in-law made out of a tree.

First he could see the shape of a snake in a tree on his wooded property and fell it.

With his knowledge and wood-crafting skills he went to work on creating an Anaconda wood sculpture.

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I'm so very proud of my brother in-law for what he handcrafted out of an aspen tree that was on their wooded land. He made a Big Wooden Snake that is just amazing. My sister sent me photos of the process, and I even put up a video on YouTube about this wood sculpture he crafted as a winter project.

My sister wanted it in their rock garden, but he decided that people passing by would like to see it from the road way. He was right, because the wood snake attracts attention, no one who is looking that way could possibly miss seeing it.

Once he had the shape of the snake ready to paint, he primed it and then painted it the colors he wanted, and purchased eyes for in from a craft store. The snake's tongue is made out of a twig, which was painted red, and secured in the snakes mouth. It sticks out about five inches and is in the shape of a Y.

The tools used to craft the wood Anaconda snake were, a draw-knife to debark and sculpt, a knife, wood chisels, sander, and a drill and screws. Also, wood filler was used to fill in holes, and wood glue.

Anaconda snakes are among the largest snakes in the world, and are non-venomous. I saw one as a child once, and was pretty impressed with how it let people handle it. It did not seen harmful at all. But, these snakes are known for being able to swallow a medium size dog or sheep whole, and digest it. They have been know to swallow children, which is very difficult to even think about.

I grew up around small non-harmful snakes, and have always been a bit startled by them when I see them unexpectedly, but I am not afraid of them and will handle them myself and let them go back to what they were doing.

I like snakes though, and do have a wooded toy snake that I use for decorative purposes, because I like the looks of them....they are beautiful creatures some more than others. I know may people are afraid of snakes, and if they are venomous....well, them I am too.

What do you think? Would you like a big wood snake sculpture sitting in your front yard on display for everyone to see? Please, let me know your thoughts, because I know opinions can vary greatly even with the sight of a snake that isn't even real, because people can have some very strong feelings about snakes as well as phobias.