Partial Answer
Hopefully you, by a ruby kipper
mIsLeD (ILD From 6,9,12)
A bowdlerized bird... according to a deal-making snake
Maybe TUfTed? For Tufted Titmouse? It uses snake skin when making its nest... a weak connection but there isn't any other progress.
Rough looking foliage
ASPera (ASP from 10, 13; or SER from 7, 16, 15), also known as the rough rattlesnakeroot