I doubt I'll ever getting around to doing this (there are so many intriguing projects that fit into that category, like building a ship in a bottle...) but I think it would be really fun to build a creatively implausible "habitat" for a snake. FOr example, something like this in the background:
and then hides made to look like crashed tie fighters and x-wings. Or a background with an erupting volcano, and a water dish made to look like a lava pit. Or a background that looks like the cockpit of an airplane, and hides with controls and dials on them. Or use a background like a gothic cathedral and hides that look like cathedral furniture. Or a Sponge Bob habitat. Or the bridge of the Enterprise. Or a cityscape where the hides are food trucks and similar - making the snake look giant. Maybe Capitol Hill? Hides that look like the Capitol, the Supreme Court, the nearby congressional office buildings, and a reflecting pool water dish? So many possibilities!