Ma-Rum Wood Snake — Slender ma-rum wood sticks split in half, sandwiched with raw cloth as the core, a head carved from sum-sum wood, covered with kite paper painted with patterns, segmented into sections. Hold the tail and sway to make it slither.

"Use a knife to score the snake into segments so that it moves like a snake slithering." (Sirindhorn Anthropology Center, author not specified, CC BY 4.0)

Cut lengths of rattan (ระกำ) to the desired length and whittle them into a snake shape, tapering to a thin tail. Split each piece into 2 halves of equal thickness along the entire length. Cut raw cloth as tall as the body and as long as the snake. Apply glue to both sides, sandwich the two rattan halves onto both sides of the cloth, leaving the top edge of the cloth slightly extending beyond the wood along its entire length. Let it dry. The raw cloth forms the core of the body.

Carve a crate wood or rain tree wood into a snake head shape lifted from the ground, sized to fit the body, and glue it onto the snake's body.

Wrap the head and body with kite paper coated in glue so it fits snugly, let it dry, paint snake patterns with color, then use a knife to score the snake's body into segments.

Real image of a bamboo pit viper (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author not specified, CC BY 4.0)

Hold the tail of the snake and sway it left and right alternately; the snake's body will wriggle like a real snake. Older children who understand snakes well use it for playful teasing. Young children should not be allowed to play with it, because when they encounter a real snake they might try to pick it up and play with it. It can also be hung from tree branches to scare birds away so they don't peck at fruit, or hung under eaves to keep sparrows from building nests.

Wooden toys made from ramkham wood were common in the past, depicting animals such as snakes, squirrels, and crocodiles. Young children should not play with them, as they might mistake them for real snakes. Be careful with knives and saws. Source: Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Local Tools and Utensils Database, "Ngu Mai Ramkham" (author not specified) (license CC BY 4.0) **Limitations** The source does not provide the length of the snake or the spacing of the segments (băng). There is no product listing for ramkham wood, chamcha wood, or common paints.