The Snake Decides is an album by British jazz saxophonist Evan Parker. It was released in 1988 on Parker and Derek Bailey's Incus Records label, and re-released on the psi label in 2003. It is currently out of print.The album features four unaccompanied saxophone solos, recorded by sound engineer Michael Gerzon in St Paul's Church, Oxford, in 1986. The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album one of its rare crown accolades, in addition to featuring it as part of its Core Collection.