Plastic Hose Snake Prop

by trlblzr1 in Craft > Reuse

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Plastic Hose Snake Prop

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Great addition to any decorations or costume prop or for pranks and tricks. Great for snake lovers or prankers for snake haters.

Supplies

- Old plastic hose

- Red Plastic Sheet

- Toy rubber tire

Cut Size

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Take your old hose and find a pair or scissors, wire cutters, or a knife and cut the size of the snake that you want.

Cut Shapes

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First on one side of the hose cut a triangle into each side. Then on the other side cut a slit about 3-4 inches down the side and then cut each side of the slit into triangles to make the tail shape.

Glue Tail

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Using hot glue gun glue one triangle of the tail to the other.

Cut Pieces

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Cut tongue shape from the plastic sheet and cut off little chunks of the tire as well as a quater of the tire.

Snake Tongue

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Take the tongue piece and set inside the quarter of the tire then tape around the outside. Then shove into the snakes mouth to hold in place and hotglue.

Glue on Eyes and Finish

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Next glue on the two best looking chunks of rubber tire as the eyes and find a place for your snake to hang out!