Snake Collection (page 6)

The snake is heading to Adam and Eve. Illustration by Gustave Dore for "Paradise Lost" by John Milton
PCT4285144 The snake is heading to Adam and Eve. Illustration by Gustave Dore for "Paradise Lost" by John Milton (1608-1674). Engraving from 1866

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

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, and short-toed snake eagle. Circaetus gallicus
FLO4598033 Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, and short-toed snake eagle. Circaetus gallicus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Fournier after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's "New

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)

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)

Boa constrictor and emerald tree boa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur
FLO4574615 Boa constrictor and emerald tree boa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798

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

Two Suriname snakes: Green snake (Malayan green whipsnake, Ahaetulla mycterizans)
FLO4653011 Two Suriname snakes: Green snake (Malayan green whipsnake, Ahaetulla mycterizans?) and checkered garter snake, Thamnophis marcianus

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 book)

Red-tailed pipe snake, Cylindrophis ruffus (Cylindrophis resplendens). Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by
FLO4719761 Red-tailed pipe snake, Cylindrophis ruffus (Cylindrophis resplendens). Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Sandler from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural

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)

Common death adder, Acanthophis antarctica (Antarctic boa, Boa antarctica)
FLO4683253 Common death adder, Acanthophis antarctica (Antarctic boa, Boa antarctica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

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

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)

"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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

Collection of mourning jewellery, c.1850
BAL1378 Collection of mourning jewellery, c.1850; Private Collection

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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)

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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.