User blog comment:CaliforniaKingsnake/Viperactive/@comment-29558956-20170307110157/@comment-5071720-20170307114012

Thank you. The weapon mount design idea came from when I was researching gaboon vipers to get the colouration. I saw that they kept their fangs in "sheaths", so I added that design element. And speaking of the colouration, should she get to compete, I'll be painting on the scars of battle (ie wherever we've had to weld back into shape we'll paint it red.)