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Snakes Collection (#5)

"Exploring the Enigmatic World of Snakes: From Africa's Black Mamba to Brazil's Rainbow Boa" Get ready to slither into the captivating world of snakes

Background imageSnakes Collection: Mithras Tauroktonos, 2nd century bc (marble)

Mithras Tauroktonos, 2nd century bc (marble)
3618534 Mithras Tauroktonos, 2nd century bc (marble); (add.info.: Mithras Tauroktonos. Roman sculpture group. White marble (93 x 96 x 35 cm). The god of the Sun. Second half of 2nd century AC

Background imageSnakes Collection: Cover of ' L'Indiscret', Satirique en N & B, 1902_3_5: Eve - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930)

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_3_5: Eve - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930)
ICA4937493 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_3_5: Eve - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930); (add.info.: Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Adam and Eve Frescoes of the late 13th century Chevet of the Church of St. Lawrence, Panjas, Gers

Adam and Eve Frescoes of the late 13th century Chevet of the Church of St. Lawrence, Panjas, Gers
JEB4932381 Adam and Eve Frescoes of the late 13th century Chevet of the Church of St. Lawrence, Panjas, Gers; (add.info.: Adam and Eve Frescoes of the late 13th century Chevet of the Church of St)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Chapiteau of Genesis, temptation, Adam and Eve. View of a marquee of the choir of the church of

Chapiteau of Genesis, temptation, Adam and Eve. View of a marquee of the choir of the church of Saint Genes
JEB4918543 Chapiteau of Genesis, temptation, Adam and Eve. View of a marquee of the choir of the church of Saint Genes (12th century) in Chateaumeillant, Cher (18370), France

Background imageSnakes Collection: Detail of the portal, and its jamb, of the Cathedral of San Nicola Pellegrino in Trani, Apulia

Detail of the portal, and its jamb, of the Cathedral of San Nicola Pellegrino in Trani, Apulia
3559058 Detail of the portal, and its jamb, of the Cathedral of San Nicola Pellegrino in Trani, Apulia by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Barisano da Trani Date of Artwork)

Background imageSnakes Collection: 'When Grannmia saw her strange lover, she alone remained calm and courageous'

"When Grannmia saw her strange lover, she alone remained calm and courageous"
3533957 "When Grannmia saw her strange lover, she alone remained calm and courageous", illustration from the Italian fairytale The Serpent Prince

Background imageSnakes Collection: Harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897

Harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897
3480847 Harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897; (add.info.: Illustration depicting harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageSnakes Collection: Head of a viper with bark, c.1800-1850 (object)

Head of a viper with bark, c.1800-1850 (object)
7418311 Head of a viper with bark, c.1800-1850 (object); Ecole Nationale Veterinaire, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Bark viper head: demountable model of clastic anatomy made of papier-mache, cork)

Background imageSnakes Collection: An Indian magician

An Indian magician
5310093 An Indian magician; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Indian magician. Driven by clockwork, the magician tapped an inverted basket with his wand and then raised the basket to display a bird)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Frontispiece of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, c.1870 (print)

Frontispiece of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, c.1870 (print)
7339938 Frontispiece of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, c.1870 (print) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) & Neuville, Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de (1835-85); National Maritime Museum

Background imageSnakes Collection: The Nation's Ward': Uncle Sam feeding Government Gruel to snake with head of a Native American

The Nation's Ward': Uncle Sam feeding Government Gruel to snake with head of a Native American
528409 The Nation's Ward': Uncle Sam feeding Government Gruel to snake with head of a Native American, its body round a pioneer family

Background imageSnakes Collection: Aesculapius (Asklepios) Roman and Greek god of healing, son of Apollo and Hygeia

Aesculapius (Asklepios) Roman and Greek god of healing, son of Apollo and Hygeia
527498 Aesculapius (Asklepios) Roman and Greek god of healing, son of Apollo and Hygeia, with his symbol of a serpent entwined round a staff. Engraving, 1798.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageSnakes Collection: A Duel (engraving)

A Duel (engraving)
8672769 A Duel (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Duel. Fight between a lion and a snake)

Background imageSnakes Collection: The Winter of 1890 and 1891 (engraving)

The Winter of 1890 and 1891 (engraving)
8672768 The Winter of 1890 and 1891 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Winter of 1890 and 1891)

Background imageSnakes Collection: A Marvel of Training (engraving)

A Marvel of Training (engraving)
8672759 A Marvel of Training (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A marvel of training)

Background imageSnakes Collection: The Chimera (engraving)

The Chimera (engraving)
8672714 The Chimera (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chimera, from Ancient Greek mythology)

Background imageSnakes Collection: The child Hercules (engraving)

The child Hercules (engraving)
8672604 The child Hercules (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The child Hercules wrestling with snakes)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Perseus and Medusa (engraving)

Perseus and Medusa (engraving)
8672602 Perseus and Medusa (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus and Medusa. From Greek mythology)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Acorn, Actor, Actress, Adder, Admit, Afloat, Air-gun, Air-pump, Album, Alley, Altar

Acorn, Actor, Actress, Adder, Admit, Afloat, Air-gun, Air-pump, Album, Alley, Altar, Anchor (engraving)
8650028 Acorn, Actor, Actress, Adder, Admit, Afloat, Air-gun, Air-pump, Album, Alley, Altar, Anchor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acorn, Actor)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Valise, Valley, Vampire, Vial, Village, Viper, Vulture, Wagon, Waiter, Walrus, Washboard

Valise, Valley, Vampire, Vial, Village, Viper, Vulture, Wagon, Waiter, Walrus, Washboard, Washing (engraving)
8650083 Valise, Valley, Vampire, Vial, Village, Viper, Vulture, Wagon, Waiter, Walrus, Washboard, Washing (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valise)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Animals of the American prairies (colour litho)

Animals of the American prairies (colour litho)
8644746 Animals of the American prairies (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals of the American prairies)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Johanna Beckmann silhouette (litho)

Johanna Beckmann silhouette (litho)
8667318 Johanna Beckmann silhouette (litho) by Beckmann, Johanna (1868-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Das Feuer (Stiftungsverlag, c.1925).); © Look and Learn

Background imageSnakes Collection: Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1880s (oil on fabric)

Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1880s (oil on fabric)
XOS5879738 Expulsion of Adam and Eve, 1880s (oil on fabric) by Faed, John (1820-1902); 91.3x70.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by John Faed)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Mithras relief, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy

Mithras relief, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384407 Mithras relief, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageSnakes Collection: Ruins of a Mayan temple, 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo)

Ruins of a Mayan temple, 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo)
XTD82550 Ruins of a Mayan temple, 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo); Private Collection

Background imageSnakes Collection: Applique of a Gorgon's head, 4th century BC circa, from Greece, terracotta

Applique of a Gorgon's head, 4th century BC circa, from Greece, terracotta, Eretria archeological museum, Greece
6384432 Applique of a Gorgon's head, 4th century BC circa, from Greece, terracotta, Eretria archeological museum, Greece; Archaeological Museum of Eretria, Euboea

Background imageSnakes Collection: The Hindu Festival Of Nag Panchami, The Worship Of Cobras, In Bombay, India In The 19Th Century

The Hindu Festival Of Nag Panchami, The Worship Of Cobras, In Bombay, India In The 19Th Century
UIG5420604 The Hindu Festival Of Nag Panchami, The Worship Of Cobras, In Bombay, India In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano, Published 1878 ©UIG/Leemage

Background imageSnakes Collection: Relief slab of snake and eagle

Relief slab of snake and eagle
5309755 Relief slab of snake and eagle; Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageSnakes Collection: The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1625 (oil on canvas)

The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1625 (oil on canvas)
8735959 The Death of Cleopatra, c. 1625 (oil on canvas) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany; (add.info.: By Guido Reni); Photo © Fine Art Images

Background imageSnakes Collection: Portraits of snake charmers, with musicians (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century

Portraits of snake charmers, with musicians (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4985093 Portraits of snake charmers, with musicians (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portraits of snake charmers)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Animal board: Tropidonote a necklace (tropidonotus torquatus)

Animal board: Tropidonote a necklace (tropidonotus torquatus) reptiles ophidiens - in "Dictionnaire universel
JAB5036246 Animal board: Tropidonote a necklace (tropidonotus torquatus) reptiles ophidiens - in "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by M

Background imageSnakes Collection: Animal board: Dryine Nasique (Dryinus nasutus)

Animal board: Dryine Nasique (Dryinus nasutus)
JAB5036187 Animal board: Dryine Nasique (Dryinus nasutus); (add.info.: Animal board: Dryine Nasique (Dryinus nasutus)); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageSnakes Collection: Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell

Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co
FLO4688944 Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Background imageSnakes Collection: Ancient Druidic ceremony at Stonehenge, with the stones hung with curtains depicting serpents

Ancient Druidic ceremony at Stonehenge, with the stones hung with curtains depicting serpents
FLO4622963 Ancient Druidic ceremony at Stonehenge, with the stones hung with curtains depicting serpents. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient

Background imageSnakes Collection: Allegory of the Force Patience and Saint John - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique

Allegory of the Force Patience and Saint John - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse
JEB4938786 Allegory of the Force Patience and Saint John - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Detail of the church of Saint Brice (Saint-Brice) of Saint Mande sur Bredoire

Detail of the church of Saint Brice (Saint-Brice) of Saint Mande sur Bredoire (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (17470)
JEB4943408 Detail of the church of Saint Brice (Saint-Brice) of Saint Mande sur Bredoire (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (17470)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Snakes

Snakes
5669830 Snakes; (add.info.: Illustration of snakes, from Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature by Felix-Edouard Guerin)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Letters X, Y, Z, decorees of grotesque figures and animals, c.1830 (engraving)

Letters X, Y, Z, decorees of grotesque figures and animals, c.1830 (engraving)
DUV4222431 Letters X, Y, Z, decorees of grotesque figures and animals, c.1830 (engraving); 16x12 cm; (add.info.: Alphabet fun. J. Langlume, editor around 1830)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool)

Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool)
CUL4903533 Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool); 330x260 cm; (add.info.: God creates Woman and introduces her to Adam, first created woman according to the Bible)

Background imageSnakes Collection: The spirit of the serpent (vipere) of the underground world, of the pueblo of San Ildefonso

The spirit of the serpent (vipere) of the underground world, of the pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico
NWI4894554 The spirit of the serpent (vipere) of the underground world, of the pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico. (Mythological and sacred figure of the religion of the Pueblo Indians)

Background imageSnakes Collection: Le Bojobi (Boa Canina) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925)

Le Bojobi (Boa Canina) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris
JAB4119303 Le Bojobi (Boa Canina) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Background imageSnakes Collection: Le devin (Boa Constrictor) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925)

Le devin (Boa Constrictor) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme
JAB4119299 Le devin (Boa Constrictor) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Background imageSnakes Collection: Vipere commune (Vipera Vulgaris) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede

Vipere commune (Vipera Vulgaris) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925)
JAB4119294 Vipere commune (Vipera Vulgaris) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Background imageSnakes Collection: Snake (Coluber Torquatus) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925)

Snake (Coluber Torquatus) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme
JAB4119284 Snake (Coluber Torquatus) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Background imageSnakes Collection: Goddess Isis with sacred sistrum rattle and Egyptian woman with snake bracelet

Goddess Isis with sacred sistrum rattle and Egyptian woman with snake bracelet
FLO4703360 Goddess Isis with sacred sistrum rattle and Egyptian woman with snake bracelet. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Background imageSnakes Collection: Snake eel, ophisure, sea snake, Ophisurus serpens, and European moray eel, blind Apterichthe

Snake eel, ophisure, sea snake, Ophisurus serpens, and European moray eel, blind Apterichthe, Muraena helena
FLO4645247 Snake eel, ophisure, sea snake, Ophisurus serpens, and European moray eel, blind Apterichthe, Muraena helena. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "

Background imageSnakes Collection: Amethystine or scrub python, amethyst python, Morelia amethistina

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

Background imageSnakes Collection: Little filesnake, band acrochord, Acrochordus granulatus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple

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




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"Exploring the Enigmatic World of Snakes: From Africa's Black Mamba to Brazil's Rainbow Boa" Get ready to slither into the captivating world of snakes. 🐍✨ In this photo, we have a stunning image (Picture No. 10854827) showcasing the awe-inspiring beauty and power of one of Africa's most feared creatures - the Black Mamba snake. With its sleek black scales and lightning-fast speed, this venomous serpent commands respect in its natural habitat. Speaking of iconic images, let us not forget Novgorod Icon's Last Judgement painting (tempera on wood), where a snake symbolizes temptation and evil lurking within humanity. This depiction reminds us that they have long held symbolic significance across cultures. But not all they can menacing; some captivate with their mesmerizing patterns like the Royal/Ball Python found in Africa or even their striking albino mutation (Africa). These gentle giants showcase nature's artistic flair through their intricate markings and vibrant colors. When it comes to danger warnings, nothing catches our attention quite like a Rattlesnake Warning Sign. Found in various regions worldwide, these signs serve as reminders to tread carefully while exploring nature’s wonders. Venturing further into South America brings us face-to-face with Brazil's enchanting Rainbow Boa. Its iridescent scales shimmer like a kaleidoscope under sunlight – truly an exquisite sight. Did you know that even celebrities couldn't resist being part of snake-related scenes? Back in 1965, actress Diana Rigg graced our screens as she fearlessly encountered serpents during her role in The Avengers television programme. A testament to both her acting prowess and bravery. While we're discussing reptiles, let’s take a moment for Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis). Although they aren't technically classified as snakes but rather lizards, these colossal creatures deserve recognition for their sheer size and dominance in their native habitat.