This January 2013 photo provided by The Venetian in Las Vegas shows a Chinese New Year art installation welcoming the year of the snake in the waterfall atrium connecting The Venetian and The Palazzo resorts. The display features an animatronic snake coiled in a tree decorated with flowers, lanterns and coins. Las Vegas celebrates Chinese New Year in a big way with feasts, exhibits, performances and other events around the city. The year of the snake begins Feb. 10. (AP Photo/The Venetian, Audrey Dempsey)

This January 2013 photo provided by MGM Resorts International shows the Chinese New Year floral display at the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas welcoming the year of the snake. The display includes a money tree decorated with gold coins, red lanterns, a 9-foot snake, a waterfall and wooden boat. Itís one of a number of exhibits and events around Las Vegas marking the year of the snake, which begins on Feb. 10. (AP Photo/MGM Resorts International)