Extra Large Dendrelaphis pictus Snake Skeleton in a Frame

Snakes have been symbols of death, transformation and hidden knowledge since before recorded history. This one just happens to be art.

The Painted Bronzeback, Dendrelaphis pictus, is a slender, fast-moving tree snake native to the forests of Indonesia, and in skeletal form it becomes something else entirely, an intricate ribbon of vertebrae and micro-bones that reads as both scientific specimen and dark decorative object. Articulated and mounted in a 16x20 inch black shadow box frame and made in Australia, this is the kind of piece that anchors a room in the gothic aesthetic without announcing itself too loudly. Naturalist cabinet culture, memento mori tradition, and the macabre edge of alternative interior design all converge here.

Species: Dendrelaphis pictus (Painted Bronzeback Snake). Origin: Indonesia. Frame: 16" x 20" black shadow box. Made in Australia.