Snakes Collection (page 2)

Snakes, A Chameleon, a frog and a salamander
Snakes (a rattlesnake and a boa constrictor), A Chameleon, a frog and a salamander. Date: 1808

Ancient Egyptian jewellery from Tutankhamuns tomb
Ear-ornaments from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Lola Lee Dance with Boa
Dancer LOLA LEE is partnered by a live boa constrictor Date: 1909

Grass Snake - tracks in sand dunes - desert (Natrix natrix). Caspian sea shore - near Krasnovodsk -Turkmenistan. Spring - April

Reptiles
A wide variety of reptiles including snakes, crocodiles, tortoises, frogs and toads. Date: 1930

Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antioquia. Turkey
Heracles. Divine hero in Greek mythology. Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antakya. Turkey

Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis)

Snake with a milk bottle
Snake with an Express Dairies milk bottle. Date: circa 1950s

Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s. XIV. Detail. Maya
Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s.XIV. Detail. Maya art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Americas Museum

A Reticulated Python swims from a small freshwater-stream into a sea, to move between parts of island shore (Python reticulatus )

Grass Snake - snake track goes along human track - desert - sand dunes (Natrix natrix). Caspian sea shore - near Krasnovodsk town - Turkmenistan. Spring - April

Four portraits for an exhibition by Madame Yevonde
Goddesses and Others -- four portraits for an exhibition by Madame Yevonde at her studio in Berkeley Square, London. From top left, clockwise, they are: Arethusa (Lady Bridget Poulett)

Brazil - Sao Paulo - Serpentarium of the Instituto Butantan, a Brazilian biomedical research centre affiliated to the Sao Paulo State Secretary of Health

Hopi Snake Priest entering Snake Kiva, Oraibi, Arizona, USA
Hopi Snake Priest entering The Snake Kiva (or Sacred Dwelling ), Oraibi, Arizona, USA. This is the depository for snakes collected during eight days prior to the ceremony

Sea Serpents
Two explanations for the sighting of sea serpents: the first, a school of porpoises; the second, the tentacles of a giant squid

Tibetan dancers, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
Four Tibetan dancers (jugglers) taking part in the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. Date: 1924

Snake Charmer - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Moorish Musicians and Snake Charmer - Morocco. The seated musicians are playing a pipe flute and a Bendir Frame Drum. Date: circa 1910s

Marble votive relief dedicated to the goddess Totoes in the form of a sphinx. It comes from Amphipolis (Macedonia). II century a.C. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Medusa. Relief in a roman sarcofagus. Istanbul Archaeology Museums. Turkey

Medusa. Relief. Aphrodisias. Turkey
Roman art. Medusa. Relief. Monster. Sarcophagi. Aphrodisias. Caria. Turkey

Caricature of Sir William Harcourt, Liberal politician
Caricature of Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Liberal politician, at this time Home Secretary in Gladstones government

Floryane, snake dancer, with a pretend snake draped round her neck. Date: 1929

Two-Headed Snake / C. 1770
A strange two-headed snake Date: circa 1770

Snake Charmers / Ceylon
Snake charmers in Ceylon Date: circa 1930

Various Snake Species
1) Boa Constrictor (family Boidae) 2) Adder ( Common Viper Vipera berus) 3) Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Date: circa 1890

Tombs of Memluks / Cairo
An Arab funeral procession snakes in front of the Tombs of the Memluks. Date: 1849

Santa Fe Apache Canyon
A train of the Santa Fe Railroad snakes through Apache Canyon, New Mexico Date: 1923

Snake with Two Heads
A monstrous snake with two heads Date: early 19th century

Horned Viper / Egypt / Duhn
Horned viper or Egyptian cerastes (Cerastes cornutus) from the order Ophidens Date: circa 1850

Common Rattle Snake / Duhn
Common rattle snake (Crotalus durissus) Found in North America Date: circa 1850

Coach-Whip Snake / Col
Date: early 19th century

Snake, c. 1800 Date: C.1800

Lloyd George tries to charm unemployment, cartoon
The Charmer. I trust I have not overrated the mollifying power of music, says Prime Minister Lloyd George as he tries to charm the cobra of unemployment

Boerhaave, Hermann. Dutch botanist, humanist and physician of European fame. Ilustration of his book Methodus Studii Medici. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona University Library

India - Snake-Charmer and Cobras, Jeypore
Black and white. A crouching man blowing into a pipe with a basket in front of him. A cobra nearby is facing towards him. Beside the man sits a boy, who seems to be holding two more snakes

India - Snake Charmer and Cobras
Black and white. A crouching man blowing into a pipe with a basket in front of him. A cobra nearby is facing towards him. Beside the man sits a boy, who seems to be holding two more snakes

Grass Snake - in sand dunes - near Caspian sea shore - near Krasnovodsk town (Natrix natrix). Turkmenistan

Mangrove Snake / Cat-eyed Snake / Cat Snake - wrapped-around branch overhanging water in mangrove forest (Boiga dendrophila). in Sabang, Palawan, Philippines. February

A snake (unidentified) on a road to Borneo Rainforest Lodge in rainforest. river Danum valley conservation area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

European / Common ADDER - adults; pre-copulation breeding behaviour (Vipera berus). river Ugutka bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia

Grass Snake - sand dunes - desert (Natrix natrix). Caspian sea shore - near Krasnovodsk town - Turkmenistan. Spring

Marconi strangles Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph snakes
THE INFANT HERCULES Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), strangling the twin snakes of Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph with his new Wireless telegraph system

Two snake charmers, India. Date: circa 1890s

Snake charmer, North Africa. Date: circa 1870

Magondi music used by snake charmers
A magondi, an Indian musical wind instrument similar to a bagpipe, made from the outer coating of a gourd. Shown here in use by snake charmers

Bolivia Tiahuanoco
Megalithic gateway - and some guardian snakes. Date: circa 1860

Patrick as Snake Exterm
SAINT PATRICK depicted in the act of driving snakes and demons out of Ireland. Date: 390? - 461?

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