#vipers

[sayxit]

twins

[antiqueanimals]

Natural History in Zoological Gardens, by Frank E. Beddard. Illustration by Winifred Austen. 1905.

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[uncharismatic-fauna]

Bonus Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

People can change a lot as they grow up; you might change your hair, your clothes, even the type of venom you produce! As juveniles, black-tailed rattlesnakes produce a venom with the chemical crotamine, which causes paralysis. However, as adults, they ditch this extra chemical and stick solely to phospholipases metalloproteinases which prevent blood from clotting. It's thought that juveniles have this extra chemical to help catch their prey.

(Image: A black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) by Michael Price)

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[snototter]

A northern cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) in Arkansas, USA

by Alan

[illustratus]

The Head of Medusa by Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Synders

[fatmagic]

[stearleart]

white-lipped pit viper ink drawing

Continuation of some snake doodles with this sketch of a white-lipped pit viper!

[lilyofthevalleyys]

Evan: I think you should apologise

Regulus: I think you should die but we don’t always get what we want bitch

Barty: Don’t kill him Reg. I rather like him

Regulus: And I think you should die too but you know, murder is illegal, blah blah blah

Evan:

Barty:

Regulus:

Regulus: Still won’t stop me though

[spinus-pinus]

Side-striped Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis lateralis

7/25/2023 Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica

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[evilhorse]

G.I. Joe #1

[antiqueanimals]

Asp (Vipera aspis)

Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1958.

Internet Archive

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Animals usually use bright colors as a warning to others that they're dangerous, but that isn't always the case. Eyelash vipers come in pink, green, or yellow, and they can use those colors to hide among bunches of bananas! Because of their ability to hide in plain sight, Bothriechis schlegelii has occasionally been shipped to other countries among exports of bananas.

(Image: An eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) by Geoff Gallice)

If you send me proof that you’ve made a donation to UNRWA or another organization benefiting Palestinians, I’ll make art of any animal of your choosing.

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Jerdon's pit viper (Protobothrops jerdonii) in Hubei, China

by cowyeow