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  • An Indian snake: Goobra. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • A snake, bright green in colour with a pale underbelly (?). Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • An account of Indian serpents, collected on the coast of Coromandel; containing descriptions and drawings of each species; together with experiments and remarks on their several poisons / By Patrick Russell. Presented to the Hon. Court of Directors of the East India Company, and published by their order, under the superintendence of the author.
  • Two poisonous snakes (Indian cobras): four figures showing the snakes' hoods, seen from above and below, indicating the distinctive 'spectacle'and 'V-shaped' markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, slender and brown in colour, with dark narrow cross-banded markings on the upper body. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, (bungarus caeruleus?) slender and pale grey in colour, with small white lozenge-shaped markings flecked with black. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A poisonous snake, yellow in colour, with broad grey cross-banded markings: includes a detail of the tail and two outline drawings of the head. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake: two outline drawings, one showing the head and the other the underside of the tail of a snake. Ink drawing, ca. 1795.
  • A poisonous snake, dark brown in colour with darker oblong patches edged with white: includes three outline drawings of the head. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, pale buff in colour, with dark brown patches edged in white and a white underbelly. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, dark brown in colour. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, slender and brown in colour, with yellow, black and purple stripes running along the length of its back: includes a detail of the underside of the tail. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, dark brown in colour and stout in shape. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, dark brown in colour with yellow markings on either side of the eyes: two figures, showing the head, and the lower part of the body. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A poisonous snake, Indian cobra: illustration shows 'spectacle' marking on the snake's hood and includes two details of the head and an outline drawing of the tail. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, small and slender, pale in colour, with oval-shaped brown markings running along its back (which become gradually paler towards the lower body and tail). Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A poisonous snake, dark brown in colour with pale patches edged with black: includes outline drawing of the tail. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • An Indian snake: Tar Tutta. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • A snake, green in colour with white markings the upper body: includes a detail of the tail's underside. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, small and slender, tan/brown in colour, cross-banded with black markings edged with white. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, dark in colour with bands of blue and white running along each side. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A poisonous snake, green in colour with yellow and green underbelly: includes two outline drawings of the head. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, pale in colour, with dark brown patches edged with black: three figures, showing the head and neck, and the tail seen from above and below. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • A snake, brown in colour, with broken black cross-banded markings on the lower body. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • An Indian snake of the Boa genus: Padain Cootoo. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • An Indian snake: Bungarum Pamah. Engraving by Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • A snake, small and slender, colour fading from light red-brown at the head to blue at the tail: includes two small figures of snake seen from above and below. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • An Indian snake of the Boa genus, Horatta Pam. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • An Indian snake: Gajoo Tutta. Engraving by Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • An account of Indian serpents, collected on the coast of Coromandel; containing descriptions and drawings of each species; together with experiments and remarks on their several poisons / By Patrick Russell. Presented to the Hon. Court of Directors of the East India Company, and published by their order, under the superintendence of the author.