Snake Collection (#8)

Earthworm blind snake, Typhlops lumbricalis 1, slow worm, Anguis fragilis 2, Cape legless skink
FLO4646120 Earthworm blind snake, Typhlops lumbricalis 1, slow worm, Anguis fragilis 2, Cape legless skink, Ancontias meleagris 3 and eastern glass lizard, Ophisaurus ventralis 4

Amethystine or scrub python, amethyst python, Morelia amethistina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving
FLO4644747 Amethystine or scrub python, amethyst python, Morelia amethistina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Little filesnake, band acrochord, Acrochordus granulatus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's
FLO4644715 Little filesnake, band acrochord, Acrochordus granulatus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Saw-scaled viper, scytale zigzag, Echis carinatus, and Madagascar leafnose snake, langaha a pointu snout
FLO4644679 Saw-scaled viper, scytale zigzag, Echis carinatus, and Madagascar leafnose snake, langaha a pointu snout, Langaha madagascariensis

The flower fees, that of the olive, sleeping in a cotton cap, the night beauty
FLO4637940 The flower fees, that of the olive, sleeping in a cotton cap, the night beauty, the immortelle with a crown and a snake aureole, the myrtle in an old man

Scarlet kingsnake, Lampropeltis triangulum. (Coralline snake) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4640680 Scarlet kingsnake, Lampropeltis triangulum. (Coralline snake) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

The bag (La Besace), - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4214227 The bag (La Besace), - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by JJ Granville (1803-1847)

Letters O and P: Orvet Bear Goose Chick Pelican Fish. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood"
DUV4209516 Letters O and P: Orvet Bear Goose Chick Pelican Fish. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927

Letter S: sapper, swords, snake, soles. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print)
DUV4216249 Letter S: sapper, swords, snake, soles. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letter S: sapper, swords, snake, soles)

Roman mythology: Saturn, god of wealth and time, father of the gods, with wings and its attributes
FLO4679693 Roman mythology: Saturn, god of wealth and time, father of the gods, with wings and its attributes, the false and the snake - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Marine file snake, Chersydrus granulatus, pelagic sea snake, Pelamys bicolor, Lake Taal snake, Hydrophis cyanocinctus
FLO4684950 Marine file snake, Chersydrus granulatus, pelagic sea snake, Pelamys bicolor, Lake Taal snake, Hydrophis cyanocinctus, wart snake, Acrochordus javanicus, tentacle snake

False coral snake. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) for the naturalist collection
FLO4684285 False coral snake. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw. Painted snake, false coral snake, pipe snake

Naja et serpent noir - Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, and black snake, Anguis niger (Pantherophis obsoletus?) 2
FLO4573837 Naja et serpent noir - Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, and black snake, Anguis niger (Pantherophis obsoletus?) 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's

Indian Cobra (cobra a bezel or naja) and a variety of snake ahaetulla from Asia - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias
FLO4724917 Indian Cobra (cobra a bezel or naja) and a variety of snake ahaetulla from Asia - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Boa constricteur or boa devin or aviosa - Eau forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724867 Boa constricteur or boa devin or aviosa - Eau forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle: amphibians

Rattlesnake variete with tail end detail - Strong water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724836 Rattlesnake variete with tail end detail - Strong water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Ground rattlesnake

Vipere aspic - Eau forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), extracted from Encyclopedie of Natural History
FLO4724904 Vipere aspic - Eau forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), extracted from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Common European viper or adder

Rattlesnake - Rattlesnake by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians
FLO4724826 Rattlesnake - Rattlesnake by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Timber rattlesnake

Temple of snakes (engraving)
3479434 Temple of snakes (engraving); (add.info.: Pre-animist religion worshiping snakes. The temple of snakes at Dahomey, Africa.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Vishnu sleeping upon the coils of the serpent of cosmic time
3330752 Vishnu sleeping upon the coils of the serpent of cosmic time; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Vishnu sleeping upon the coils of the serpent of cosmic time)

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Animals from heraldry (litho)
8673161 Animals from heraldry (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The heraldic zoo that never was)

Fight between snake and crocodile (litho)
8634750 Fight between snake and crocodile (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fight between snake and crocodile)

There was an Old Person of Shields, who frequented the valleys and fields (coloured engraving)
8634344 There was an Old Person of Shields, who frequented the valleys and fields (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Clever Snakes (engraving)
8672822 The Clever Snakes (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clever Snakes. Snakes rolling down a mountain)

Jamrach is Coming (engraving)
8672782 Jamrach is Coming (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamrach is Coming)

Seamstress, Seaport, Sea-shells, Sedan, See-saw, Serpent, Serpent, Settee, Setter, Sewer, Shadow, Shanty (engraving)
8650079 Seamstress, Seaport, Sea-shells, Sedan, See-saw, Serpent, Serpent, Settee, Setter, Sewer, Shadow, Shanty (engraving) by German School

Help! Help! (colour litho)
8656315 Help! Help! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Help! Help! Girl and a jack-in-the-box. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

L'Hell (La divina commedia) by Dante Alighieri illustrated by Gustave Dore. Edition Hachette 1861
PCT4275836 L'Hell (La divina commedia) by Dante Alighieri illustrated by Gustave Dore. Edition Hachette 1861. French translation by Pier-Angelo Fiorentino

Cleopatra's suicide scene with the aspic, 16th century (painting)
GIM5038323 Cleopatra's suicide scene with the aspic, 16th century (painting) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); (add.info)

A Victorian diamond necklace/tiara, c.1890; An antique Russian diamond brooch
1766503 A Victorian diamond necklace/tiara, c.1890; An antique Russian diamond brooch, c.1890; An antique diamond serpent brooch, later rhodium plated, c.1840; five Victorian star brooches

Zoology: snake. Animal plate: from "Universal Dictionary of Natural History" by Charles D'Orbigny
FGL5487430 Zoology: snake. Animal plate: from "Universal Dictionary of Natural History" by Charles D'Orbigny, 1841-1849.; Fototeca Gilardi

An Indian snake charme, c.1935 (print)
6116621 An Indian snake charme, c.1935 (print) by English School, (20th century); (add.info.: After a work by J. Macfarlane. From a contemporary print, c.1935.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Snake, Coral Eaps (Eaps corallinus)
JAB5036049 Snake, Coral Eaps (Eaps corallinus); (add.info.: Snake, Coral Eaps (Eaps corallinus)); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

A woodcut engraving depicting the Twelfth Key of the Legendary Basil Valentine
5310785 A woodcut engraving depicting the Twelfth Key of the Legendary Basil Valentine, symbolising the successful making of the Philosophers Stone

La nasique (Coluber Nasutus) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme
JAB4119297 La nasique (Coluber Nasutus) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris, 1857 (engraving); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Representation of a female moray. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029358 Representation of a female moray. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on fish, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Animal board: Boa Devin (Boa constrictor). Reptiles Ophidiens - in " Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire
JAB5036132 Animal board: Boa Devin (Boa constrictor). Reptiles Ophidiens - in " Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by M

Representation du Leviathan: animal marin entre le serpent de mer et la baleine dont il est fait reference dans la
GIA5035756 Representation du Leviathan: animal marin entre le serpent de mer et la baleine dont il est fait reference dans la Bible. Il incarne souvent le demon. Bible hebraique du 13eme siecle

L'immaculee design (sculpture)
JEB4871221 L'immaculee design (sculpture); 66x21x17, 8 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

History of Indigenous Peoples: Apache hunter acquiring snake venom to apply the poison on his arrows
NWI4896285 History of Indigenous Peoples: Apache hunter acquiring snake venom to apply the poison on his arrows. The snake bites in a game liver

Biblical scene: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise. Eve tempted by the snake tends the defended fruit to Adam
NWI4915127 Biblical scene: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise. Eve tempted by the snake tends the defended fruit to Adam

The good hero fighting against alcohol, c.1920 (print)
UTD4835047 The good hero fighting against alcohol, c.1920 (print); (add.info.: The good Hero and the fight against alcohol - caricature - image date circa 1920)

A snake charmer (or psyll) playing pungi. North Africa. 1915 about Historic photo, snake charmer, ca. 1915
IMB4932919 A snake charmer (or psyll) playing pungi. North Africa. 1915 about Historic photo, snake charmer, ca. 1915; (add.info.: A snake charmer (or psyll) playing pungi. North Africa

Tunisia, Kairouan: the snake charmer, attentive crowd under an eucalyptus, 1907
LUX4766230 Tunisia, Kairouan: the snake charmer, attentive crowd under an eucalyptus, 1907; (add.info.: Tunisia, Kairouan: the snake charmer, attentive crowd under an eucalyptus)

The evils of drinking alcohol, 1850
3478293 The evils of drinking alcohol, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon highlighting the evils of drinking alcohol. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

South American rattlesnake aka tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus Durissus, from a 17th century print
3501422 South American rattlesnake aka tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus Durissus, from a 17th century print; (add.info.: South American rattlesnake aka tropical rattlesnake. Crotalus Durissus)

Egyptian carpet viper, Echis pyramidum, copperhead snake, Cenchris, rattle snake, Crotalus, ground rattle snake
FLO4684977 Egyptian carpet viper, Echis pyramidum, copperhead snake, Cenchris, rattle snake, Crotalus, ground rattle snake, Caudisona miliaria, Boa constrictor, pit viper, Trimeresurus species

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"Exploring the Mystical Serpent: A Journey through Cultures and Symbolism" Embark on a captivating journey into the realm of snakes, where ancient beliefs intertwine with modern fascination. From the sacred Wheel of Life in Nepal's Kopan monastery to the mythical Yggdrasil of Norse mythology, these serpents have left an indelible mark across continents. Intriguingly, artist A Gilbert's masterpiece "The Athlete Wrestling with a Python" captures both the physical struggle and metaphorical representation of life's challenges. Just as this artwork portrays, snakes symbolize transformation and rebirth within the wheel of Samsara. Venturing further into Africa, we encounter the formidable Black Mamba snake—its sleek elegance concealing deadly venom. This creature embodies resilience and adaptability amidst harsh environments. Drawing inspiration from Norse legends once again, Yggdrasil emerges as a potent symbol representing interconnectedness between realms. It reminds us that all living beings are intricately linked to one another—a reminder echoed by Novgorod Icon's Last Judgement painting. Delving deeper into symbolism, we find Roman statues depicting Asclepius—the god associated with healing and medicine—holding a serpent-entwined staff known as Caduceus. The Royal/Ball Python also holds significance in its association with royalty and divinity throughout history. As we traverse diverse landscapes, rattlesnake warning signs serve as reminders to respect nature's creatures while appreciating their place in ecosystems worldwide. In Brazil’s lush rainforests resides the mesmerizing Rainbow Boa—an embodiment of vibrant beauty amidst biodiversity hotspots. Even art has been utilized to convey political messages; Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor’s poster "Death to World Imperialism" depicts a coiled snake ready to strike against oppressive forces—an emblematic call for liberation and justice. Through these glimpses into cultures past and present, it becomes evident that snakes have transcended mere reptilian existence.