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Background imageSnake Collection: The Athlete Wrestling with a Python, c1880-1882. Artist: A Gilbert

The Athlete Wrestling with a Python, c1880-1882. Artist: A Gilbert
The Athlete Wrestling with a Python, c1880-1882. Etching of the sculpture by Sir Frederic Leighton. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London

Background imageSnake Collection: Death to World Imperialism, poster, 1919. Artist: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor

Death to World Imperialism, poster, 1919. Artist: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor
Death to World Imperialism, poster, 1919. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageSnake Collection: Gundestrup Cauldron, showing Celtic horned god Cernunnos with torc, Denmark, c100 BC

Gundestrup Cauldron, showing Celtic horned god Cernunnos with torc, Denmark, c100 BC

Background imageSnake Collection: Shri Sheshanarayana, Vishnu Narayana on Shesha, 1886. Creator: Unknown

Shri Sheshanarayana, Vishnu Narayana on Shesha, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Shri Sheshanarayana, Vishnu Narayana on Shesha, 1886

Background imageSnake Collection: Krishna Subduing Kaliya, the Snake Demon: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca

Krishna Subduing Kaliya, the Snake Demon: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca. 1785. Krishna battles Kaliya, a hundred-headed serpent (naga) who was poisoning the river Yamuna

Background imageSnake Collection: Reptiles, c1910. Creator: Unknown

Reptiles, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Reptiles, c1910. The study of reptiles and modern amphibians, is called herpetology

Background imageSnake Collection: Punishment of Loke, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose

Punishment of Loke, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose
Punishment of Loke, 1890. Loke (Loki) is a giant in Norse and Germanic mythology, who is bound to a rock by the other gods and forced to have poison from a snake dropped on his face

Background imageSnake Collection: Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W Walker

Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W Walker
Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

Background imageSnake Collection: The Pitney Brooch, Anglo-Scandinavian, second half of the 11th century

The Pitney Brooch, Anglo-Scandinavian, second half of the 11th century. Disc-brooch of gilt copper-alloy from Pitney, Somerset, England. It is decorated in an English variant of the Urnes style

Background imageSnake Collection: Le Premier Volume de la bible en francoiz historiee et nouvellement imprimee, ca. 1501

Le Premier Volume de la bible en francoiz historiee et nouvellement imprimee, ca. 1501. [Adam and Eve, from a bible in French]

Background imageSnake Collection: Siblings Henrietta Fredrika von Arbin (1852-1880) and Axel Otto Fredrik von Arbin, c1860

Siblings Henrietta Fredrika von Arbin (1852-1880) and Axel Otto Fredrik von Arbin, c1860. Creator: Sophie Adlersparre
Siblings Henrietta Fredrika von Arbin (1852-1880) and Axel Otto Fredrik von Arbin (1853-1906), c1860

Background imageSnake Collection: Minerva. Creator: Johan Sylvius

Minerva. Creator: Johan Sylvius
Minerva, Unknown date

Background imageSnake Collection: Herbs, Butterflies and a Serpent. Creator: Christian Jansz Striep

Herbs, Butterflies and a Serpent. Creator: Christian Jansz Striep
Herbs, Butterflies and a Serpent, Unknown date. Additional Info: This still life painting forms an entire little natural scene

Background imageSnake Collection: Skull and Crossbones with Serpent and Apple (image 1 of 2), c.1850?. Creator: Unknown

Skull and Crossbones with Serpent and Apple (image 1 of 2), c.1850?. Creator: Unknown
Skull and Crossbones with Serpent and Apple (image 1 of 2), c.1850?

Background imageSnake Collection: Figurine of the Horned Viper Hieroglyph, Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE) or earlier. Creator: Unknown

Figurine of the Horned Viper Hieroglyph, Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE) or earlier. Creator: Unknown
Figurine of the Horned Viper Hieroglyph, Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE) or earlier

Background imageSnake Collection: Figurine of a Cobra Headed Deity Spearing an Enemy, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE)

Figurine of a Cobra Headed Deity Spearing an Enemy, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Figurine of a Cobra Headed Deity Spearing an Enemy, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE)

Background imageSnake Collection: Staff Finial with Lioness Headed Cobra, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown

Staff Finial with Lioness Headed Cobra, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Staff Finial with Lioness Headed Cobra, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE)

Background imageSnake Collection: Faience Scarab Depicting a Beetle Flanked by Cobras, 18th-26th dynasties (1569-525 BCE) or modern

Faience Scarab Depicting a Beetle Flanked by Cobras, 18th-26th dynasties (1569-525 BCE) or modern. Creator: Unknown
Faience Scarab Depicting a Beetle Flanked by Cobras (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th dynasties (1569-525 BCE) or modern

Background imageSnake Collection: Sculpture of a Mother and Child, Late Roman Period-Early Coptic Period (200-400 CE) or modern

Sculpture of a Mother and Child, Late Roman Period-Early Coptic Period (200-400 CE) or modern. Creator: Unknown
Sculpture of a Mother and Child (image 2 of 2), Late Roman Period-Early Coptic Period (200-400 CE) or modern

Background imageSnake Collection: Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes, Late Period (724-333 BCE) (possibly modern). Creator: Unknown

Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes, Late Period (724-333 BCE) (possibly modern). Creator: Unknown
Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes, Late Period (724-333 BCE) (possibly modern)

Background imageSnake Collection: Figurine of a Syncretic Dwarf-Cobra-Hawk God, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE)

Figurine of a Syncretic Dwarf-Cobra-Hawk God, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Figurine of a Syncretic Dwarf-Cobra-Hawk God, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE)

Background imageSnake Collection: Inlaid Bronze Cobra Element (image 2 of 2), Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE)

Inlaid Bronze Cobra Element (image 2 of 2), Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Inlaid Bronze Cobra Element (image 2 of 2), Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE)

Background imageSnake Collection: Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown

Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown
Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. The animals boarding the ark two-by-two

Background imageSnake Collection: Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Background imageSnake Collection: Bronze Ringed Element with Crowned Uraeus Figure, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (711-30 BCE)

Bronze Ringed Element with Crowned Uraeus Figure, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (711-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Bronze Ringed Element with Crowned Uraeus Figure, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (711-30 BCE)

Background imageSnake Collection: Python Crushing a Gnu, c1850s-1860s. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye

Python Crushing a Gnu, c1850s-1860s. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Python Crushing a Gnu, c1850s-1860s. The setting is the Forest of Fontainebleau during daylight

Background imageSnake Collection: Python Swallowing a Roe-Deer, c1840s. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye

Python Swallowing a Roe-Deer, c1840s. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Python Swallowing a Roe-Deer, c1840s

Background imageSnake Collection: Lion and Serpent, c1840. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye

Lion and Serpent, c1840. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Lion and Serpent, c1840

Background imageSnake Collection: Phra Malai Manuscript (image 9 of 21), between c1860 and c1880. Creator: Unknown

Phra Malai Manuscript (image 9 of 21), between c1860 and c1880. Creator: Unknown
Phra Malai Manuscript (image 9 of 21), between c1860 and c1880

Background imageSnake Collection: Lion and Snake, 1846. Creator: Eugene Delacroix

Lion and Snake, 1846. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Lion and Snake, 1846

Background imageSnake Collection: Krishna Subdues Kaliya, c1800. Creator: Unknown

Krishna Subdues Kaliya, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Subdues Kaliya, c1800. One of young Krishna's most popular feats in Vraja is his triumph over the serpent Kaliya who polluted the Yamuna River

Background imageSnake Collection: The Buddha's Descent from Tavatimsa Heaven, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

The Buddha's Descent from Tavatimsa Heaven, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
The Buddha's Descent from Tavatimsa Heaven, 19th century

Background imageSnake Collection: Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso).. c1850. Creator: Unknown

Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso).. c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 2 of 2), c1850

Background imageSnake Collection: Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto)... c1850. Creator: Unknown

Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto)... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 1 of 2), c1850

Background imageSnake Collection: Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama

Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama... c1615 Creator: Unknown
Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1615

Background imageSnake Collection: Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown

Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century

Background imageSnake Collection: Krishna Kills Aghasura, 1675-1700. Creator: Unknown

Krishna Kills Aghasura, 1675-1700. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Kills Aghasura, 1675-1700. One of the many demons the Hindu god Krishna defeats during his childhood and youth is Aghasura, who assumes the form of an enormous serpent

Background imageSnake Collection: The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom)... late 10th cent

The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom)... late 10th cent. Creator: Unknown
The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl, late 10th century AH/AD late 16th century

Background imageSnake Collection: Vishnu Reclining on the Serpent Shesha, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown

Vishnu Reclining on the Serpent Shesha, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Vishnu Reclining on the Serpent Shesha, 1775-1800. The great serpent Shesha floats upon the primordial ocean, between the end of one cosmic era and the beginning of another

Background imageSnake Collection: Shiva and His Family, early 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Shiva and His Family, early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Shiva and His Family, early 19th century. The Hindu god Shiva, surrounded by his family, is both an ascetic practitioner of yoga (a yogi) and a loving husband and father

Background imageSnake Collection: Serpent Rattle Tail, between 450 and 650. Creator: Unknown

Serpent Rattle Tail, between 450 and 650. Creator: Unknown
Serpent Rattle Tail, between 450 and 650

Background imageSnake Collection: Figurine of the Goddess Wadjet, between c.664 and c.525 B.C.. Creator: Unknown

Figurine of the Goddess Wadjet, between c.664 and c.525 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Figurine of the Goddess Wadjet, between c.664 and c.525 B.C

Background imageSnake Collection: Seated Figurine of Goddess Wadjet, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE). Creator: Unknown

Seated Figurine of Goddess Wadjet, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Seated Figurine of Goddess Wadjet, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE)

Background imageSnake Collection: Buddhist Deity Bonten, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Buddhist Deity Bonten, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist Deity Bonten, 19th century

Background imageSnake Collection: The Serpent Goddess Manasa, c.900. Creator: Unknown

The Serpent Goddess Manasa, c.900. Creator: Unknown
The Serpent Goddess Manasa, c.900

Background imageSnake Collection: The Eager Heroine on Her Way to Meet Her Lover out of Love (Kama Abhisarika Nayika), c1760

The Eager Heroine on Her Way to Meet Her Lover out of Love (Kama Abhisarika Nayika), c1760. Creator: Unknown
The Eager Heroine on Her Way to Meet Her Lover out of Love (Kama Abhisarika Nayika), c1760

Background imageSnake Collection: Apollo Killing Python, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson

Apollo Killing Python, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Apollo Killing Python, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 9

Background imageSnake Collection: Cadmus Killing the Serpent, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson

Cadmus Killing the Serpent, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Cadmus Killing the Serpent, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 23



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