this is a half shitpost but I figure so are the rest of the items:
saddle item that let's you safely ride vehicles but "as if it was a wild horse imo.*
0 player control input (it's got a mind of its own)
faster than you can run. First collision with a snake gives you stealth socks style invincibility.
normal ranks increase the number of times you can ride through snakes without getting hurt before recharging (maybe duration some ranks, number others).
max rank let's you summon your loyal (but still wild and uncontrolable) steed.
Getting hit knocks you off.
No innate projectile immunity.
synergy with lasso: shooting tractor pulls you onto it, shooting snake heads or final tail segments grapples them but you lose the grapple if you continue to shoot them.
alternatively if that's too many items required at once, that but instead they're sand worm hooks and if you can hook behind the snake head you get to drive it. no invincibility.