Year of the Snake

The snake of the lunar calendar is wise and mysterious, demonstrating its most potent gift - transformation - in the ability to shed a version of itself behind when it becomes constrictive, pest-riddled, or injured.

2025 is the year of the Wood Snake, last seen 60 years ago, which adds a dimension of adaptability and warmth.

Rarer still, a clever, playful offshoot of the Wood Snake: The Flower Snake.

Photography by Deirdre Lewis