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DIY Golden Snake Bowl

At my old house, killing snakes was at least a monthly occurrence.

There was the one time my Dad showed up, walked up the porch steps, immediately started jumping around and yelling, “JENNA, SNAKE!”

It was wrapped around a porch chair, hissing.

I killed it with a hoe.

And there was the one that liked to live inside my roof on the back of the house. Every once in a while, it would stick its head out and I could see it from the kitchen window – I could never catch him.

And then once, as I was walking down the stairs, talking to my cousin on the phone, I was met by a snake in the middle of the living room floor. I hung up, killed the snake, then called her back two minutes later.

She answered asking if I was ok. Of course, it was just a snake.

It was a nearly 100 year old farm house with lots of holes – what did you expect?

Luckily, we don’t really have any snakes to deal with around here.

Except pretty gold ones – made into a bowl.

Had no clue you could do something like this with a heat gun! So many possibilities! DIY Gold Snake Bowl via RainonaTinRoof.com

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by HomeRight. However, all opinions, snake killing stories, and love of golden snakes are 100% mine. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.

Let me say that I do realize this will not be to everyone’s liking. I love it, so that’s all that matters. If you don’t like it, just use it as inspiration for something else you could make into a bowl.

And also, before anyone starts to call me a devil worshipper because I made snake bowl – I’m not.

I live in the south, I know someone is bound to think it.

DIY Gold Snake Bowl

Tools & Supplies Needed:

Had no clue you could do something like this with a heat gun! So many possibilities! DIY Gold Snake Bowl via RainonaTinRoof.com

  • 2 Plastic Toy Snakes – I found that the best ones were the most flexible ones, which I found at The Dollar Tree.
  • Heat Gun – I used one of my new favorite tools, the HomeRight Heat Pro.
  • Heat Safe Gloves
  • Gold Spray Paint
  • Bowl that is approximately the size you want your bowl to be – make sure it will stand up to heat – mine was stainless steel.
  • Respirator Mask – just because you never know what kind of fumes the melting of the snakes will let off.

Steps

Step 1: 

Put on the respirator. Turn your heat gun on – around medium high. Begin wrapping the snake into a circle, while focusing the heat between the rolls of the snake. Make sense?

Had no clue you could do something like this with a heat gun! So many possibilities! DIY Gold Snake Bowl via RainonaTinRoof.com

You don’t want to completely melt the snake, just weld it together.

Step 2:

Once you’ve got a small circle of him welded together, place it in the bowl and begin wrapping the snake around the bowl, while still focusing the heat gun in between his rolls.

Had no clue you could do something like this with a heat gun! So many possibilities! DIY Gold Snake Bowl via RainonaTinRoof.com

Every once in a while, stop and use your gloves to press down on the snake to weld him together well.

Step 3: 

Place your second snake in the bowl. Do this by taking the smallest end of the snake and placing it between the top rolls of the bottom snake as shown below.

Had no clue you could do something like this with a heat gun! So many possibilities! DIY Gold Snake Bowl via RainonaTinRoof.com

Heat it up and continue pushing it together with your gloves until its all welded together. Let the snake cool in the bowl for a couple of hours.

Step 4:

Once the snake is out of the bowl and fully cooled off, give it a coat of gold spray paint.

Had no clue you could do something like this with a heat gun! So many possibilities! DIY Gold Snake Bowl via RainonaTinRoof.com

Aren’t snakes much prettier gold?

Had no clue you could do something like this with a heat gun! So many possibilities! DIY Gold Snake Bowl via RainonaTinRoof.com

Especially when it only cost me a whopping $2, since I already had everything else on hand.

I am in love with my heat gun – its one of my new favorite toys and so easy to use.

Want to know what else a heat gun can do? 

DIY Snake Bud Vase– made with a rubber snake too!

How to Use a Heat Gun and 15 Things to do With It – you won’t believe all the things it’s capable of!

How to Strip and Restain Furniture – so much less mess!

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  2. Elizabeth @ Real Inspired says

    “And also, before anyone starts to call me a devil worshipper because I made snake bowl – I’m not. I live in the south, I know someone is bound to think it.”

    Cracked me up. Thanks for making me chuckle so early! And the bowl is so great! It looks like a cool antique. Love it!

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  4. Emily @ Two Purple Couches says

    I have no idea what I would weld together if I won one of these guns, but I know it would be awesome! Because if you can turn two rubbery snakes into a gorgeous gold bowl, then the possibilities are endless!! Great idea, Jenna!

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  8. Jamie Lynn says

    that’s probably the only way I could handle dealing with a snake!! At my old job, there was a fake rubber snake that the owner loved to randomly leave by people’s desks, with usually just the head sticking out just enough to scare the living daylights out of the occupant!!

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  10. Liz says

    I would sooo use this on furniture. U know the whole south is praying for u now…..can I get an amen from the quiet row? Lmao!

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  13. Laura Clark says

    I still can’t believe that you made two rubber snakes look that good. Awesome job and thanks for using a HomeRight product to make this project!
    Laura Clark
    HomeRight

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  15. chris aka monkey says

    okay i pinned this you old devil worshipper lmao too funny remember the snake bracelets that kinda ran up your arm i had one people thought i was some kinda freak lmao they were right this is way cool jenna xx

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  17. Julie Spear says

    I would totally make one of these gold snake bowls, and maybe even a couple, so I could gift one or two for Christmas… This is SERIOUSLY and awesomely cool idea, girlie!! very creative!

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  19. Jessica Gourley says

    my mom would s*$# a brick because she is SO terrified of snakes…but this is adorable. no lie. i’d love to make black ones for halloween, too. ok. enough gushing. i need that heat gun. i have removable bathroom floor tiles to pull up! 🙂

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  26. Stephanie says

    I love the snake bowl. I’m an exotic animal breeder, which includes snakes, so the snake killing part is super sad to me though. I adore reptiles and hate to hear of innocent animals being killed so nonchalantly.

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  30. Michelle Vincent says

    I like it! It reminds me of something an archaeologist would find in a pyramid. I would use the heat gun for shrink wrapping on gifts baskets!

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  34. Sherry says

    I know exactly what would with this. First, I would glue back the heel on a pair of shoes that are falling apart. Second, I would reinforce an old piece of furniture that is super rickety and is about to fall apart. Last, I would be dazzle anything not nailed down to the floor, because I love sparkles lol. Love your blog, and thanks for the chance to win 🙂

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  36. Trish F says

    I like making things out of old vinyl records, this tool would be great to have. I probably could use this instead of the oven and thus having more control over what I am doing. Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  37. Tina R. says

    Well, I don’t like snakes at all but I do love this bowl and just may have to make it my first project! After reading the comments, I will remove some floor tiles but not from the place you would normally find floor tiles…..first just let me say I am a renter and the kitchen island has floor linoleum tiles on it, yep it really really does and I didn’t put them there! Right now I have it covered with just a board but would love to get those off and do something different!

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  42. Vee says

    I came here thinking “now this is very cute” — right up until I started reading your proud accounts of killing snakes. Hell, I don’t even care if the snakes you killed were poisonous or not – since when should this be some happy thing to show off and laugh over, then go talk about how you’re making crafts in the image of the poor lives you’ve taken away?
    That would be like bashing kittens heads in, talking about it online proudly, then posting a little kitten decoration you made and expecting people to appreciate the amazing gifts you’re giving to the world.

    I don’t understand how you can look these sweet animals in the face and then kill them (and yes, I said sweet – I have two snakes and they are the most friendly, affectionate animals you could ever meet. One is mine, the other is my fiancee’s).
    My one snake comes up to cuddle with me in bed, she will bring her head up to my face to nudge my cheek with her nose and give me ‘kisses’ before I go to bed at night. I buy her little plush ball cat toys because she loves to roll them with her nose.
    When I am relaxing and petting her back, she will coil around to nuzzle her face under my hand so that I will pet the top of her head. She will cuddle up with our cats and rub her face on their fur, while the cats try to groom her until she falls asleep.

    This is one of my snakes – the one I told you about above. I’d like you to at least look her in the eyes, knowing her personality – knowing the kindness snakes can give to other people and animals (and yes, even wild snakes. Hell, I lived on a farm too, in areas with venomous snakes).
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    I’d like you to know what kind of a life you are snuffing out so carelessly. Hell, these snakes are more afraid of you than anything. If anything else, they may simply be curious. Snakes are some of the most curious animals – they love to learn about everything around them, which sadly gets them killed by nasty people who take advantage of this. Killing a snake in cold blood makes you just as bad as people who drown kittens – worse yet, you’re actually showing off as if it’s something you should be proud of doing. Proud of killing an innocent who never purposely wronged you – a being capable of affection and friendship. Not only that, snakes are helpful to get rid of the mice that go after your grain, dig holes in your fields (which can break cows and horses legs) and for countless other reasons. You are killing an animal that helps you.
    I’m curious to know what you do with all the snakes you kill afterwards. Do you put their bodies to use, at least? Do they go towards feeding other animals? Or are you throwing their lives in the trash, as if they were worthless from day one?

    I love how you go telling people “Just so you know, I’m not a devil worshipper because I made a plastic snake bowl.” — No, you’re just a person who bashes in the heads of innocent animals and shows it off online without a damn care in the world.

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  43. Sasha says

    Incredible. I’m not even talking about the bowl here.
    So many things are wrong with this, I don’t even know where to start. Being proud and showing off the fact that you enjoy killing snakes? I am kind of amazed and disgusted at the fact that almost no one here commented on this, on how cruel and despicable this is.
    Killing an animal for no reason… what the heck is wrong with you? Snakes are one of the most helpful animals to have on a farm actually, as they will reduce the amount of critters you could have around (or would you also kill a mouse with a hoe simply because it’s in your way?). I do not understand how someone can be so needlessly cruel, and proud of it.
    And your comment about how making a snake bowl could make you a Devil worshiper? Ignorant, so bloody ignorant. Snakes are just like spiders (which are another very useful creature to have around you, they help you take care of other bugs that might sneak in your house and they make little artsy webs just for your delight), I will also include bats (which I am very fond of as they are once again very sweet beings who help you by reducing the amount of bugs around your place). I only named a few here, but these are some of the most useful and harmless animals you could have around you.
    Heck even bugs have the right to live, every last breathing creature has a conscience, feelings.
    Seriously, to kill a snake is as bad as killing a kitten (or do you kill them to?), they are defenseless, they will leave you alone if you do the same. Snakes often prefer running away from a predator instead of attacking them. Its because of people like you that I prefer the company of animals. I despise stupidity and cruelty, and you have no excuse for your behavior.
    I wish you to grow a heart, and to be less ignorant.

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    • Ashleigh says

      I was thinking the same thing! I came here because I OWN snakes, and I love them so much and thought it would be a super cute thing because of my love of reptiles, and the first thing I read is how many she’s killed, and going into detail about killing them. Yes I understand that snakes are a problem in some places but if she’s going to make a post about this sort of project I think she has to realize that a lot of people who are going to be intrested in doing this are people who like snakes (or really any animal for that matter) and shouldn’t say all the ones she’s killed. Let alone what she USED to kill it with. Seriously unimpressed with the entire article.

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  44. Misty says

    Not even sure if you monitor this any more.. But do you think using a hot glue gun would be okay? I dont have a heat gun and cant afford one right now either lol.

    Oh & to the haters.. Click the little x in the top right corner of the page ( —— > this side) and get a life…

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      Hey Misty! I do think a hot glue gun would work. Just make sure you buy a really flexible rubber snake. Some of them are pretty stiff. Also, as you coil it into a bowl, put the hot glue as much toward the inside of the bowl as possible. That way it won’t smush out on the outside of the bowl – does that make sense? And thanks for having my back with the haters. 😉

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