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A prize medal of the Medical Society of London; on the front is Queen Charlotte and on reverse is Hygieia with a serpent. Engraving by R.G. Reeve.

Reference

21638i

The life- history of British serpents and their local distribution in the British Isles / by Gerald R. Leighton.

Date

1901

Flower and roots of a red lily (Lilium carolinianum) and a whampum snake (Coluber fasciatus). Etching by M. Catesby, c.1731, after himself.

Date

[1731-1749]

Reference

21005i

Monograph of the sea-snakes (Hydrophiidae) / by Malcolm Smith.

Date

[1964.]

Giftschlangen und Schlangengift / von H. Hediger.

Date

1934

The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.

Reference

26226i

Parasites: a parasitical worm, shown much enlarged, with its hosts. Gouache painting by J. Svoboda after L.W. Sambon.

Reference

46546i

Damayanti deserted in the forest: part of the story of Damayanti and Nala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Date

[after 1900] :

Reference

26589i

An ornate design for a pharmacy label. Engraving.

Reference

16245i

Six snakes of the cobra family, including a rhomboidal and diamondbacked species. Engraving, ca. 1778.

Date

1778

Reference

41992i

An Indian snake, Bodroo Pam. Coloured engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

Date

[1796]

Reference

42585i

Snake anatomy: ventral view of snake with scales; ventral view of internal organs; view of open mouth. Engraving, ca. 1778.

Date

1778

Reference

42039i

Two snakes, one a white amphisbaena species. Engraving, ca. 1778.

Date

1778

Reference

42031i

Indian cobra, with 'spectacle' marking on hood. Watercolour, 1782.

Date

1782

Reference

579194i

Ricerche fisiche sopra il veleno della vipera / di Felice Fontana.

Date

1767

Nigeria.

Date

1974

Die europäischen und mediterranen Ottern und ihre Gifte : Grundlagen zur Darstellung eines wirksamen Schlangenserums / von Richard Bieling [and others].

Date

1936

Parasites: a parasitical worm, shown much enlarged, with its hosts. Gouache painting by J. Svoboda after L.W. Sambon.

Reference

46548i

Poisonous snakes of Texas and first aid treatment of their bites / by John E. Werler.

Date

1964

Snake. Etching, 18--?

Date

[between 1800 and 1809-?]

Reference

566375i

Three snakes of the cobra family, including the black-headed cobra and the queen cobra. Engraving, ca. 1778.

Date

1778

Reference

41987i

Giftschlangen und die Serumbehandlung der Schlangenbisse / von R. Kraus und Fr. Werner.

Date

1931

Moses points to the brazen serpent while his people writhe on the ground, besieged by fiery serpents. Etching by G. Cooke, 1816, after C. le Brun.

Date

1 April 1816

Reference

18329i

Vlyssis Aldrovandi patricii Bononiensis Serpentum, et draconu[m] historiae libri duo / Bartholomaeus Ambrosinus ... pr[a]efectus summo labore opus concinnauit ... cum indice memorabilium, nec non uariaru[m] linguaru[m] locupletissimo ... ; sumptibus M Antonij Berni[a]e bibliopol[a]e Bononiensis.

Date

1640

Two snakes, including an Indian Cobra (?), with 'spectacle' marking on its hood. Etching, 18--?

Date

[between 1800 and 1809-?]

Reference

566371i