Rattlesnakes are truly fascinating creatures.  Most recently evolved of the world’s snakes, they come only from the western hemisphere (mainly North America).  Don’t tread on me- Warning rattles developed to prevent trample by large grazing animals.  While working to come up with pleasing design for this carving, someone said to me, “Anything you can draw, a snake can do.”  Direct observation has proven this true. 

This piece has been accepted into, and traveled to and with, some of the most prestigious wildlife art and sculpture shows in the U.S. and Canada! It's juried show history is as follows: The 2010 Indiana Wildlife Artists annual show, Muncie, Indiana; the 2010 "Art of the Animal Kingdom" Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont; the 2010 National Sculpture Society Virtual Art Show; the 50th Anniversary 2010 Society of Animal Artists annual show, San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, California; The 2011 Artists For Conservation annual show "The Art of Conservation"; and the 2011 Artists For Conservation touring show, "The Art of Conservation", Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona.  Chosen for the 2014 New Mexico "Art In Public Places" program, and purchased by the U.S. Port of Entry, Lordsburg, New Mexico for public display.