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  • Laocoön and his sons, attacked by sea snakes. Etching by R. Dalton, 174-.
  • Two snakes, including an Indian Cobra (?), with 'spectacle' marking on its hood. Etching, 18--?.
  • Six snakes of the cobra family, including a rhomboidal and diamondbacked species. Engraving, ca. 1778.
  • A design for a pharmacy label with snakes, an alligator, symbols and urns. Pen drawing.
  • Two Indian deities with many headed snakes. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1750(?).
  • Three large snakes in the gardens of the Zoological Sociey, Regent's Park. Wood engraving, ca. 1850.
  • One cobra and four colubrid snakes, including possibly an oriental whip snake and the primitive worm-like species, Leptotyphlops humilis. Engraving, ca. 1778.
  • The heads of two snakes and upper palate with fangs of one of them. Engraving, ca. 1796.
  • A person stranded on the peak of a mountain attacked by snakes. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1976.
  • Eight snakes, including a reticulated python, a slow worm, a thirst snake, a Russell's viper and a mythical two-headed serpent. Engraving, ca. 1778.
  • Laocoön and his sons, attacked by sea snakes. Photograph, ca. 1870, of a sculpture by Agesander of Rhodes.
  • The Christ Child brings light into a heart discovering snakes and other animals. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
  • Procession with seated figure carried on a stretcher, with snakes, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
  • A woman with her arms raised, a red sun above, snakes and darts on either side. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • A woman with her arms raised, a red sun above, snakes and darts on either side. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • Thieves being tortured by snakes in the 8th circle of Hell, watched by Dante and Virgil. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.
  • A Saadi, or Egyptian shaman using snakes and incantations to cure a sick man. Engraving by T. Wallis, 1806, after W.M. Craig.
  • Remains of the temple of Aesculapius (Asklepieion), Athens: a round pit once used for holding sacred snakes. Photograph by Peter Johnston-Saint, 1930.
  • A Brazilian sassafras tree (Aniba species) and a Petunia plant in an exotic landscape with snakes, lizards and tribal people. Etching, c. 1671.
  • A Sinhalese devil standing before a red horse with numerous snakes wrapped around his body and head. Gouache painting by a Sri Lankan artist.
  • Anatomy of snakes: eight figures, including scales, a fang, the tails of a boa and a columber snake, and the heads of three species, including a rattle snake, all shown with open jaws. Line engraving after a drawing by S. Edwards (?), 1809.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor, draped with live snakes, sells his wares from a stage to an enthusiastic audience. Line engraving by D. Ghisi after G. Romano.
  • The circles of hell and limbo (containing Abraham and Lazarus) beneath the earth; snakes appear at the surface of the earth. Engraving by J. Wierix, 1595.
  • An itinerant salesman selling amulets against the bites of snakes and other animals to a crowd of people who purchase them eagerly. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1815.
  • An itinerant salesman selling amulets against the bites of snakes and other animals to a crowd of people who purchase them eagerly. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1815.
  • A Sinhalese devil wearing a lungi with a scarf draped around his head, stands under a doorway entwined with snakes. Gouache painting by a Sri Lankan artist.
  • Above, two starfish, two worms, a fin whale, a fish, a cockroach and two fish; below, a fish, two snakes (boas), and two insects. Engraving by Heath.
  • Saint Christine: she is condemned to be bitten by snakes in a prison cell, but persuades them not to attack her. Engraving by Niccolò Mellini after V. Pizzoli.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares with the aid of assistants and snakes to a captivated audience, Tianjin, China. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1858, after T. Allom.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares with the aid of assistants and snakes to a captivated audience, Tianjin, China. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1858, after T. Allom.