A serpent instrument is a kind of instrument which is been made up of wood and also consisting of walnut as a preeminent part. The instrument is been consisted of the holes which are of size of fingers and plays the preeminent role in playing the instrument. The instrument is been structured in such a way that it is very long in size. Along with this the instrument is bent as if it amplifies the shape of the snake. Because of its structure and shape like a snake, the instrument is been named to be the serpent indicating the name of the snake. The instrument is been covered with a leather from outside which is usually black or brown in colour. The instrument is been played by blowing through mouth from the hole. There are large numbers of varieties of this instrument.

The serpent instrument is consisting of six holes in total. These holes are been organised in two groups. Each group comprises three holes at one instant. The one playing up the instrument makes use of these holes in the way that it plays out the major function of playing the instrument. These fingers are covered by the fingers of an individual who plays the instrument. This instrument is very easy to play and do not requires any kind of effort while playing the same by the player. This instrument is been known to be invented in the year of fifteen hundred and ninety. From the very early stages of the invention of the instrument it went through the large process of variations. With these variations the enormous other instruments with little variations have been discovered. While considering regarding the types of instrument it is been declared that there are basically two major types of it. The first one is in the curved shape, while the second one is in the straight shape.

While talking about the first category of the serpent instrument it can be further classified into two groups. The one amongst it is known to be church instrument while the second is the military one. The instrument got the highest major popularity in the time period of around sixteen hundred to eighteen hundred and fifty. The height of the instrument generally varies between seven to eight feet or in other words in can be said that it varies from about two to two and a half meter long.