Articulated Snake

Hello! This is my articulated snake, it is made entirely of jointed segments so it twists around when you hold it. I hope you like it! materials are tinkercad and a 3D printer, and paint or sharpie for finishing touches.

first, create a shape like this. this is the basic part of the design, the whole snake it built of interlocking shapes like this one.

Next, put a hole in the end piece and a pole through that. make sure the pole is not touching anything, this is what allows the articulation.

after you have the shape, you can duplicate and interlock it into a movable body. the poles should only touch the edges at the back, so the one it is threaded through can move freely on the pole.

you can complete the design by adding a head and and piece for the tail. you can use a similar method to make articulated legs and tails for other animals.