Buddy Snake is a bendable snake skeleton that can be made to any desirable length and worn wherever made to fit.

For my first buddy snake seen in the pictures I made it long enough to be worn as a bracelet. Adding several more rib cages (Bone.STL) it could be long enough to be worn as a necklace or even along one's waist.

To make a Buddy Snake you'll need the following:

• Non insulated 14 Gauge wire (smaller gauge might work with insulation, that's 16+ Gauge)
• Needle Nose Pliers (for cutting and bending the wire)
• 3D printer with filament (but you knew that)
• 32 Bone.STL (for bracelet) 50-60 Bone.STL (for necklace) 60+ Bone.STL (for something bigger)
• 1 Head.STL
• 1 Tail.STL
• Anything additional you'd like to add such as paint or googly eyes

For my Buddy Snake seen in the pictures I printed 32 rib cages (Bone.STL) 1 Head.STL and 1 Tail.STL. This made Buddy Snake about 12 inches in length (305mm). By adding more rib cages (Bone.STL) Buddy Snake could be worn as a necklace or even along one's waist.

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I recommend using a 100% infill as the parts are small. The 3D files I've uploaded have the parts in what is likely there best orientation. If you are using a heavier gauge wire you'll need to scale the model up.

After printing the desired number of rib cages (Bone.STL) 1 Head.STL and 1 Tail.STL break off all supports, there'll be one inside the head and tail cavity as well. Cut wire that'll be longer than your snake and fish the tail on first then crimp the wire to prevent the tail from sliding off the wire (see picture). After adding all the rib cages (see assembly sketch for orientation) slide the head on and there is enough of a cavity in the head to bend and crimp the wire inside it (see picture).