PETER WRIGHT vowed to keep his wacky neon Mohawk until his hair falls out.
Snakebite has had his barnet coloured by his hairdresser wife Jo for every TV event since becoming a household name on the PDC circuit.
The 54-year-old Scotsman admits he created a “monster” with the now trademark look.
Yet initially, PDC bosses did not agree with his plea to wear multi-coloured trousers — which went against their rule that everyone should don black bottoms.
The two-time world darts champion, who is next on television at the UK Open in Somerset, said: “It’s like Jekyll and Hyde — like Snakebite’s my outer person.
“I’d like to be a confident, crazy guy.
“But people who know me off the dartboard know I’m pretty shy, don’t really talk to anyone and just keep to myself.
“But that person up there, that’s like putting war paint on and going to battle
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“I asked Matt Porter (PDC chief executive) if we can wear crazy trousers and stuff like that.
“He said no. But Barry Hearn (PDC chairman) said yes! And that created Snakebite.
“I think the first time, because of my daughter, she coloured the hair.
“And I just wanted to be different from all the other guys, to stand out a bit.
“We’ve created a monster.
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