Horned viper

Easily recognizable by their iconic horns, these small venomous snakes spend most of their time buried in the sand of their Saharan home, keeping only their eyes (and the horns above) over the surface.

Not every member of the species has horns, so I included both horned and hornless head designs (and sew-on horns, in case you change your mind later), as well as two different versions for the body: straight if you are looking for easy mindless crochet or a freely posable snake; coiled if you’d prefer an unusual, challenging project and a snake in a perfect realistic pose without any wiring.

This pattern contains both right-handed and left-handed illustrations, as well as a text-only printer friendly appendix. It is written with US crochet terminology (UK/Aus equivalents provided).

Difficulty

~ head without horns, or with sew-on horns: easy

~ horned head: easy-intermediate

~ straight body: easy

~ coiled body: difficult