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Snake Life Carvings My passion for carving snakes comes from my love and admiration for these reptiles.

I’ve personally owned and worked with snakes for over 25 years so I have intimate knowledge of the size, scale and structure of my subjects.

Day 2 of carving my first gator head. Happy with the progress. Time to start fine tuning the shape and deciding how much...
10/06/2026

Day 2 of carving my first gator head. Happy with the progress. Time to start fine tuning the shape and deciding how much detail I’m going to carve. I’m not painting thus, only staining to help blend my glue up together. I used 90% of the cutoffs from the Rod of Asclepius carving. 🐍🐊

First day carving this gator head wall plaque that will hold the Rod of Asclepius that I already finished.
10/05/2026

First day carving this gator head wall plaque that will hold the Rod of Asclepius that I already finished.

Carving and painting progression of this Burmese Python wood carving. Carved in Eastern Red Cedar. 🐍
09/15/2026

Carving and painting progression of this Burmese Python wood carving. Carved in Eastern Red Cedar. 🐍

09/15/2026

Burning scales on this large Burmese Python! 🐍

So ChatGTP came up with these suggestions for the base of this carving. I like 3 & 5, but I know those are going to be E...
09/14/2026

So ChatGTP came up with these suggestions for the base of this carving. I like 3 & 5, but I know those are going to be EXTREMELY difficult to replicate. Comment on what would you pick for the base? 🐍🪵🤷🏼‍♂️

09/13/2026

Finished painting this Burmese Python sculpture!! Still need to polyurethane it and complete the base, but super happy with the results! 🐍🪵

09/11/2026

Wood burning head scales with Max.

I’m always hesitant to say “final” sanding is complete. 😂 I usually only sand to 80 grit before starting to burn scales,...
09/11/2026

I’m always hesitant to say “final” sanding is complete. 😂 I usually only sand to 80 grit before starting to burn scales, but I tend to go to 120 with pine. 🐍🪵🌲

From lumber to finished box, no stain or paint, all natural wood colors. This was such a fun build, and the perfect birt...
09/10/2026

From lumber to finished box, no stain or paint, all natural wood colors. This was such a fun build, and the perfect birthday present for my sister, Christine Mercer-Vernon » Artist It’s my first flower, and now that I understand how it goes together I’ll be trying some different flower types in the future (my wife has already requested a Purple Heart flower box). 🌸🌼🌻🌺

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