Why'd it have to be snakes?

We've seen 'em a lot lately...these large, color-saturated, and well....slithery works of still-life photography by artist Guido Mocafico. His Serpens series seems to be a hit with some in the designerly set. (little alliteration for ya!)

Most recently, the image with the green pythons commanded your attention in the ED spread featuring a glass house in Connecticut designed by Jesse Carrier.
Funny thing is, for magazine styling purposes, the snake portrait was placed in front of bookshelves in an office/library, but, on the designer's site, it resides in the breakfast area. (see smallish image on right)