Snakes Collection (page 4)

Sea Monster, illustration from 'Historiae Animalium' by Conrad Gesner, 1553 (colour litho)
FAT877032 Sea Monster, illustration from 'Historiae Animalium' by Conrad Gesner, 1553 (colour litho) by Swiss School

Italy: Apollo defeats the serpent. First half of the 18th century (marble sculpture)
529585 Italy: Apollo defeats the serpent. First half of the 18th century (marble sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Replica figurine of a Snake Goddess, 1903-06 (ceramic, pigment)
7309944 Replica figurine of a Snake Goddess, 1903-06 (ceramic, pigment); 32.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum .

Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683556 Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Cadmos (Kadmos) and Harmony Transforms into Snakes - Cadmus and Hermione metamorphosed into serpents from Ovid's
FLO4607714 Cadmos (Kadmos) and Harmony Transforms into Snakes - Cadmus and Hermione metamorphosed into serpents from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Copperplate engraving by W

False coral snake (false coral), Anilius scytale 1,2, speckled worm lizard (lezard amphisbene)
FLO4575548 False coral snake (false coral), Anilius scytale 1,2, speckled worm lizard (lezard amphisbene), Amphisbaena fuliginosa 3, and red worm lizard (lezard amphisbene blanc), Amphisbaena alba 4

Slow worm (common or fragile orvet), Anguis fragilis 1, eastern glass lizard (lezard apode, Ophisaurus ventralis 2)
FLO4575480 Slow worm (common or fragile orvet), Anguis fragilis 1, eastern glass lizard (lezard apode, Ophisaurus ventralis 2, yellowbelly sea snake (pelamide or black and yellow marine snake)

L'orvet (Anguis Fragilis) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme
JAB4119305 L'orvet (Anguis Fragilis) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris, 1857 (engraving); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Snake with glasses (Naia Tripudians) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925)
JAB4119298 Snake with glasses (Naia Tripudians) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Necklace Snake - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians
FLO4724869 Necklace Snake - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Grassland snake

Ring-necked spitting cobra, vipere haemachate, Hemachatus haemachatus, and Martinique lancehead
FLO4644725 Ring-necked spitting cobra, vipere haemachate, Hemachatus haemachatus, and Martinique lancehead, trigonocephale spearhead (spearhead), Bothrops lanceolatus

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus. Poisonous snake
FLO4644719 Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus. Poisonous snake. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural

Ceylon caecilian, Glutinous Cecilie, Ichthyophis glutinosus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving
FLO4644713 Ceylon caecilian, Glutinous Cecilie, Ichthyophis glutinosus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Mauritius triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros, and planehead filefish
FLO4655117 Mauritius triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros, and planehead filefish, Stephanolepis hispidus

Nursehound shark, Scyliorhinus stellaris (near threatened), tope shark, Galeorhinus galeus (vulnerable)
FLO4655065 Nursehound shark, Scyliorhinus stellaris (near threatened), tope shark, Galeorhinus galeus (vulnerable), and sweet william shark, Mustelus mustelus (vulnerable)

Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca, thornback ray, Raja clavata, and clubnose guitarfish, Glaucostegus thouin
FLO4655061 Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca, thornback ray, Raja clavata, and clubnose guitarfish, Glaucostegus thouin

Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis
FLO4655008 Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar 1, silver salmon, Salmo schiefermuelleri (extinct) 2, and sea trout, Salmo trutta 3
FLO4655377 Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar 1, silver salmon, Salmo schiefermuelleri (extinct) 2, and sea trout, Salmo trutta 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Sr

Copperband butterfly fish, Chelmon rostratus, round spadefish, Ephippus orbis, and green chromide, Etroplus suratensis
FLO4655339 Copperband butterfly fish, Chelmon rostratus, round spadefish, Ephippus orbis, and green chromide, Etroplus suratensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Jr

Stellate rabbitfish, Siganus stellatus, parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense, and palecheek parrotfish, Chlorurus japanensis
FLO4655261 Stellate rabbitfish, Siganus stellatus, parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense, and palecheek parrotfish, Chlorurus japanensis

Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta, cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus, and Brazilian wrasse, Halichoeres brasiliensis
FLO4655253 Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta, cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus, and Brazilian wrasse, Halichoeres brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by David after an illustration by

Green iguana, Iguana iguana 1, plumed basilisk, Basiliscus plumifrons 2, and common green forest lizard
FLO4655228 Green iguana, Iguana iguana 1, plumed basilisk, Basiliscus plumifrons 2, and common green forest lizard. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Massard after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel

Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus 1, gharial, Gavialis gangeticus 2 (critically endangered)
FLO4655192 Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus 1, gharial, Gavialis gangeticus 2 (critically endangered), and caiman or dragon lizard, Caiman yacare 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Al

Spot legged turtle, Rhinoclemmys punctularia 1, Indian flapshell turtle, Lyssemys punctata 2
FLO4655154 Spot legged turtle, Rhinoclemmys punctularia 1, Indian flapshell turtle, Lyssemys punctata 2, and North African helmeted turtle, Pelomedusa subrufa olivacea

Florida softshell turtle, Apalone ferox 1, spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca 2 (vulnerable)
FLO4655113 Florida softshell turtle, Apalone ferox 1, spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca 2 (vulnerable), and geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 3 (endangered)

White shark, Carcharodon carcharias, nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, and blue shark, Prionace glauca
FLO4655023 White shark, Carcharodon carcharias, nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, and blue shark, Prionace glauca. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Albert Massard after an illustration by

White skate, Rostroraja alba (endangered) 1,2, and devil ray, Mobula mobular 3
FLO4654980 White skate, Rostroraja alba (endangered) 1,2, and devil ray, Mobula mobular 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by V. Plee Jr

Common European viper, Vipera berus berus 1, asp, Vipera aspis 2, and Indian saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus 3
FLO4654970 Common European viper, Vipera berus berus 1, asp, Vipera aspis 2, and Indian saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus 3

Chinese gizzard shad, Clupanodon thrissa, silver hatchetfish, Gasteropelecus levis, and moonfish, Mene maculata
FLO4654905 Chinese gizzard shad, Clupanodon thrissa, silver hatchetfish, Gasteropelecus levis, and moonfish, Mene maculata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Sr

A Boa Constrictor, crushing a stag
5672122 A Boa Constrictor, crushing a stag; (add.info.: Illustration of a Boa Constrictor, crushing a stag, from Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature by)

Museum of the Milan Cathedral. Moses rand the bronze snake. Mantua Nicola Karcher manufactory. 1554 - 1555. Italy
7136789 Museum of the Milan Cathedral. Moses rand the bronze snake. Mantua Nicola Karcher manufactory. 1554 - 1555. Italy.; Museo del Duomo, Milan, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

An engraving depicting a fight between a cobra and a mongoose, 19th century
5310946 An engraving depicting a fight between a cobra and a mongoose, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1879); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Statue of Domizia in Palazzo Giustiniani, from Calcografia di Roma
7278257 Statue of Domizia in Palazzo Giustiniani, from Calcografia di Roma; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Domizia in Palazzo Giustiniani, from Calcografia di Roma)

Temptation of St Anthony, 1688 (pen and faded brown ink with grey wash, with some black ink on paper)
7308228 Temptation of St Anthony, 1688 (pen and faded brown ink with grey wash, with some black ink on paper); 20.6x37.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626582 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a stork eating a snake, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical)

Plaque of an Egyptian styled winged man holding a snake. Nimrud, Mesopotamia, c.9th-8th century BC (ivory)
3288495 Plaque of an Egyptian styled winged man holding a snake. Nimrud, Mesopotamia, c.9th-8th century BC (ivory); Iraq Museum, Baghdad; Photo © Zev Radovan.

Latin America. Coat of arms of Mexico symbolizes by an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its beak
NWI4876326 Latin America. Coat of arms of Mexico symbolizes by an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its beak. Lithograph of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Latin America)

Representation of Adam and Eve in "The Lost Paradise" by John Milton (1608-1674)
JEB4865220 Representation of Adam and Eve in "The Lost Paradise" by John Milton (1608-1674) Illustration of the 19th century Private Collection; (add.info)

Series of the Genesis or the Creation of Man, c.1630 (silk and wool)
CUL4903558 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)

Animal board: snake. Eryx de Duvancel (Eryx Duvancelii), Ophidian reptiles
JAB5036779 Animal board: snake. Eryx de Duvancel (Eryx Duvancelii), Ophidian reptiles. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

The feathered snake, Ko Lo Wissi, from the Pueblo Indians, mythological and sacred figure of the Pueblo religion
NWI4894567 The feathered snake, Ko Lo Wissi, from the Pueblo Indians, mythological and sacred figure of the Pueblo religion (New Mexico)

Jacques de Falaise, street entertainer who ate anything. He is shown eating a live mouse, holding a snake
FLO4677660 Jacques de Falaise, street entertainer who ate anything. He is shown eating a live mouse, holding a snake, while an assistant receives a dagger and rose from the audience

Roman mythology: Apollo, god of poesy and music, but also of war, with its attributes the lyre
FLO4679737 Roman mythology: Apollo, god of poesy and music, but also of war, with its attributes the lyre, a quiver and a python - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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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.