Spiral Snake

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Spiral Snake

by Kalei Anne Lundberg copyright 2001

This model is folded from a piece of paper with a ratio of 1 to 5. A model made from a 2x10 inch paper will be approximately 4 inches long. The diagrams are offered for personal use any other use please contact me for permission at [email protected].

1. Starting with a 1:5 paper valley fold and unfold lengthwise.

2. Tail Section: Valley fold corners to the center line.

3. Valley fold to the center line.

4. Completed tail section. Work the head section on the other end of the paper.

5. Precrease and colapse the model into a waterbomb form.


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6. Rabbit ear the free point of the waterbomb upward. Repeat for the other free point.

7.Valley fold to center line along the entire length of the model.

8. Mountain fold the two edges indicated.

9. Valley fold the two free tips downward.

10. Valley fold the top tip downward by about 1/3. Inside reverse fold the left bottom tip by the same amount.

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11. Fold the free tips back 12 Valley fold the model in half 13. Give the tongue a while slipping the tongue portion twist to narrow. upward. inside the lower jaw portion to Spiral Snake page 2 of 3 lock..
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14. Make two outside reverse folds to crimp the head section.

15. Mountain fold the body behind and upward. Note that the length of this angled fold should be about equal to the height of the body.

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16. Turn the model a quarter turn. 17. Valley fold. Continue to fold the body around on itself till you have the next figure.

18. If all went well your model should look like this. To make the model 3D reposition the folds to look like the next figure and flatten.

20. Give the tip of the tail a tiny twist...Finished! Have a happy Year of the Snake.

19. Pinch at the indicated arrows gently till the snake finds its equilibrium. Raise the tail at head sections at a right angle to the body and open the eye folds to make curved 3D sockets.

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