Photos: Scenes from Burning Man 2006

This 168-foot-long metal sculpture, called the "Serpent Mother," breathes fire and was the center of a fireworks show at Burning Man on Friday night. Created by the Flaming Lotus Girls, Serpent Mother uses 31 computer-controlled "poofers," which erupt in flames, and a hydraulically activated moving head with forced-air effect coming out of the fangs.

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