Indian Python ‘Python molurus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Head & tail of a Rock Snake found in the Artillery Barracks in Fort St. George Aug 20th 1816.’ ‘Length of the Snake 9 f 5 Inches / Length of the head a to b 3 ½ Inches / Depth of the head 2 ½ Inches / Diameter of the thickest part of ...
A species of Sea Snake, Family Hydrophiidae, possibly the Annulated Sea Snake
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A species of Sea Snake, Family Hydrophiidae, possibly the Annulated Sea Snake ‘Leicocephalophis cyanocincta’ (possibly) Original inscriptions: ‘Madras Dec 7th 1815 / The Natural size is here represented / The Tail is flat & thin a – b / From this part c to a the Belly is narrow & thin’...
A species of Sea Snake, Family Hydrophiidae, possibly the Annulated Sea Snake. Artist(s): Ignatio, C. (fl. 1816-1819)
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A species of Sea Snake, Family Hydrophiidae, possibly the Annulated Sea Snake ‘Leicocephalophis cyanocincta’ (possibly) Original inscriptions: ‘Brodiecutte / Madras 7 Oct 1815 / Ignatio’ ‘From the Mouth to the Tail 4 feet 9 Inches or 57 Inches / The Tail 6 Inches / The thickness of the beginn...
A species of Wolf Snake ‘Lycodon sp.’ Original inscriptions: ‘Tillanga’ [Telugu]: ‘Caitle Paumb / Tamil: Cuttacutta Paumb / The bite of this Snake is not venomous but said to be injurious to the Constitution / 14 Jany 1811’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Common Vine Snake ‘Ahaetulla nasuta’ Original inscriptions: ‘Gairsoopa 4 April 1806 / Length 5 ft 5 ½ Inches / Name – Hussoorausoo found on trees & bushes at Garsoppa – Feeds on Birds’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Similar to folio 60
A Colubrid snake, perhaps meant to be a Ratsnake. Artist(s): Saxton, Benjamin (b.1803)
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A Colubrid snake, perhaps meant to be a Ratsnake Original inscriptions: ‘Copied B. Saxton’ Further inscriptions: Artist: B. Saxton Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A Colubrid snake, perhaps meant to be a Ratsnake Original inscriptions: ‘Length 6 ft 6 inches / Diameter 2 inches / At Honowar 11 April 1806 / No Poison bag / Hunra Kaira Arcot’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Similar to folio 61