Natural decor but not bioactive?

[distaff]

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!

I think about that stuff too. I really don't have room right now to fool around with foam, and plaster, etc. for these expansive projects. They may come to fruition some day (and I've posted here previously about a few of those ideas) - I still want the vivs beautiful, however, not kitsch.