After going round in circles thinking how to make a snake from copper mesh; I decided to make circles instead! So grateful to have done the Glass Masterclass last summer because now I am well and truly putting those skills to use.
My eureka moment consisted of realising that glass is clear, meaning I can make my armature structure from it and it will be invisible from the outside (to the viewer). So now I am connecting circles that look like bicycle wheels together and if the glass gods are looking down on me, my structure will still be standing tomorrow.