Jennifer Lawrence poses nude for Vanity Fair March 2015

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence stripped down for Vanity Fair’s March 2015 issue. The 24 year old poses nude with nothing but a Colombian red-tailed boa constrictor wrapped across her body. Photograped by the famed Patrick Demarchelier in homage to the 1981 Richard Avedon Vogue portrait of Nastassja Kinski, the shot was taken last summer as part of the actress' November 2014 cover shoot, but was never used.

According to Vanity Fair Lawrence was "brave and nonchalant" while the snake was wrapped around her, and she "only became uncomfortable when the snake took a fancy to her neck." V.F. fashion and style director Jessica Diehl said "Jennifer has the perfect combination of strength, sexuality, and humor, and, above all, tomboy to pull this off."

The picture is set to be in Vanity Fair's March 2015 issue.