Snake in the Grass by GrandmaT
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
My Grandmother was deathly afraid of snakes. One sunny day, a copperhead came into the yard. It was between the clothes line (where she was hanging the wash) and the shed (where my sister and I were playing). She yelled for us to stay inside, ran to the back door to grab the garden hoe and charged the snake chopping its head off. I think she had the shakes for a week after that, but, over 50 years later, I can still see that image in my head and remember her courage.
This is my attempt to create that image. Hope you like it.
I thank RedViper, GUSTAV, PoserWorld,elleque, Dry Jack, Greybeard, Tempest, Just_Last_Knight, Sickleyield, and Kozaburo for the freebies used here.

Comments (28)
really cute. We used to catch gardener snakes when I was a kid. Never kept them, though. Turned them loose.
Your grandmother was certainly a resulute woman. I can see, when it came to her grandchildren, she fought like a lioness. Great scene, made ââfabulous!
Your grandmother was very courageous indeed! Excellent poses and scene, superb work!
I can picture this very well and it represents a very similar memory of my mother doing exactly the same thing! Very cool.
Wonderful scene..nicely done!!
Cool
Cool idea and fantastic work/render.
Just shows what is possible when the kids are in danger. Overcoming such a fear... now that's REAL courage!
Great render artwork
~ It's a wonderful looking scene ~
This is why I live in the City..LOL..Great Image and Work
nice work!
Very impressive image, very well done !
Great and impressive image my friend, wonderful work.
Great work on building a scene based on a past experience like this :) , no wonder why you remember it.
oh la vilaine bĂȘte, sublime crĂ©ation
Certainly amazing what the human spirit can accomplish. She sounds like an incredible woman.
I see, the snake gonna be beheaded.. Great picture philosophy!
gorgeous work and great story
I am seing snakes in the grass all the time but they are much smaller thank God. I like this scene. Reminded me of a similar scene with my mother long ago
Snakes give me the creeps, ever try to kill one? I had to kill one and I tell you the skin on them are really tuff. Very good scene!
Our family had a similiar experience with snakes, but it was a water snake.
Sweet! Sweet! work of art no other words Love the pose of the little girl on the right Bravo!
Yeah, I know what you mean about the sharpness of that memory. Have a similar one only it was our farm dog, Prince, killing the rattlesnake.
Go for it Grandma!...Nice scene, well done
Be careful!
Have is often marked by fear, where appalling .... Work that repents out this fear. Congratulations again a more than great ((5 + +))
You did really great work!