| Snake | |
| Artist: | Sidney Nolan |
| Year: | 1970–72 |
| Medium: | Ink, dye, and wax crayon on card |
| Height Metric: | 9.14 |
| Width Metric: | 45.72 |
| Metric Unit: | m |
| Imperial Unit: | ft |
| City: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Museum: | Museum of Old and New Art |
Snake is an artwork by Australian artist Sir Sidney Nolan. Created between 1970 and 1972, it consists of 1,620 panels arranged so that the images on each panel form a larger image of a snake.[1] It is part of the collection of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Australia.
Nolan is believed to have created the work after "he saw a mural in a Beijing palace that moved him to create an Australian version, inspired by the desert in springtime"[2]
David Walsh, MONA's owner, purchased the work in 2005 for AUD$2m.[3] Walsh modified his initial design for MONA to make space for the work. Before its installation there, Snake was shown in England and Ireland.