i was in search of a nice serpent ring, i found this on amazon and it looks like just what i wanted. however, this picture is very deceiving (no pun intended - haha!): the gem at the base of the serpents "head" on the actual ring is very dull and it sticks up too much, the "head" of the serpent DOES NOT look like a serpent head at all, it is just a bunch of swirly shapes in the form of an oval, and the color of the silver is NOT as bright and shiny as it looks in this picture - it looks more like lead than silver in my opinion.Also, the quality of the ring is VERY cheap, i could have paid $5 if i was bargaining for this ring. a very disappointing purchase overall.