ures . ▁ ▁Special ▁effects ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁st unt ▁coordin ator ▁D anny ▁Wes el is , ▁" At ▁any ▁one ▁time ▁... ▁there ▁were ▁between ▁six ▁and ▁fifty ▁sn akes ▁on ▁the ▁set ". ▁During ▁the ▁scene ▁where ▁Mul der ▁is ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁nest ▁of ▁sn akes , ▁fifteen ▁live ▁sn akes ▁were ▁used . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁fear ▁of ▁sn akes , ▁Duch ov ny ▁himself ▁was ▁" not ▁within ▁blocks " ▁of ▁the ▁shot , ▁and ▁a ▁st unt ▁double ▁was ▁used ▁instead . ▁Several ▁f aux - body ▁parts ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁actors ▁to ▁simulate ▁s nake ▁bit es . ▁One ▁particular ▁fake ▁arms , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁Mul der , ▁was ▁re used ▁from ▁the ▁sixth - season ▁episode ▁" D ream land ". ▁A ▁false ▁st om ach ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁T racy ▁M idd endorf , ▁who ▁port rayed ▁G rac ie , ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁ill usion ▁that ▁live ▁sn akes ▁were ▁wr igg ling ▁inside ▁of ▁her . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁episode , ▁Exp ulsion ▁from ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den , ▁a ▁famous ▁painting ▁by ▁Italian ▁Early ▁Renaissance ▁artist ▁Mas ac cio ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁background . ▁Because ▁the ▁painting ▁contains ▁n ud ity , ▁Fox ' s ▁network ▁execut ives ▁took ▁issue ▁with ▁the ▁scene , ▁forcing ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁c ensor ▁the ▁painting . ▁Paul ▁Rab win ▁later ▁noted ▁that ▁" the ▁network ▁executive ▁cens ors ▁didn ' t ▁feel ▁it ▁was