These concrete cast mailboxes are quite common in my area. The swordfish and dolphin are more common, but I’ve seen others, the snake probably the oddest.  (I couldn’t get a picture of that one though.  The whole family was out in the driveway and I didn’t feel like explaining what I was doing there.)

In general, I don’t find them ugly when they are left unpainted or painted in a single color. It’s when people try to “dress them up” like this that it crosses the line into tackiness. In my opinion, of course