Stories
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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo
Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.
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How to thrive in lockdown
Gareth Berliner shares how being a Disabled person has given him the resilience and motivation to find a new creative challenge during lockdown.
Catalogue
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Cobras, lagartos & outros bichos : uma história comparada dos institutos Oswaldo Cruz e Butantan / Jaime Larry Benchimol, Luiz Antonio Teixeira.
Benchimol, Jaime L.Date: 1993- Books
Dentitional phenomena in cobras and other elapids with notes on adaptive modifications of fangs / Charles Mitchill Bogert.
Bogert, Charles M. (Charles Mitchill), 1908-1992.Date: 1943
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Six different species of serpents, including pythons and cobras, killing their prey, cattle, by strangulation. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.
Stewart, James, 1791-1863.Date: 1855Reference: 41123i- Pictures
An Indian snake charmer squatting down playing his pipe, with two cobras in a basket in front of him, in a studio setting. Photograph, ca.1900.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 535790iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.
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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.
Date: 1795Reference: 566843iPart of: Snakes of the Coromandel Coast, India.