placing a svg on top of another file

[Allen37075897lyh5]

Hello I am new to adobe and i am trying to place a SVG (snake) on to a Camo file.  I have tried different things like pathfinder, cut and paste, clip/mask but am obviously doing something wrong.  I want the snake to be intergrated into the camo file not justed pasted on top of it.

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Thanks 

[Bobby Henderson]

You could open the Transparency palette and apply a transparency effect to the snake graphic. Experiement with the opacity levels and blending modes (such as Multiply, Overlay, etc).