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Reptiles - Snakes (91) More files...
This gallery shows some of our most beautiful and dramatic snake images, selected from the more than 3000 snake species. The unique anatomy of snakes and especially their flexible jaw allows them to swallow extremely large prey - as pythons and anacondas demonstrate! Despite the existence of some extremely venomous species, snakes are commonly considered a good omen and a symbol of wealth and good fortune.Snakes play a powerful role in religion and mythology, often linked to wisdom and intelligence (perhaps due to their unblinking eyes), as guardians of the underworld (since they often live in holes in the ground), and also as symbols of fertility and immortality (their regular shedding of skin being seen as a rebirth). The snake is one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac.
Equatorial spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) SE Asia, Controlled conditions.
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Daniel Heuclin / Equatorial spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) SE Asia, Controlled conditions.
Eastern green mamba {Dendroaspis angusticeps} strike pose, captive, from East Africa
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Edwin Giesbers / Eastern green mamba {Dendroaspis angusticeps} strike pose, captive, from East Africa
Dice snake (Natrix tesselata) hunting for small fish and tadpoles in a lake, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Dice snake (Natrix tesselata) hunting for small fish and tadpoles in a lake, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
Snake sculpture from over 4,000 years ago, Mycenae, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Snake sculpture from over 4,000 years ago, Mycenae, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
Bullsnake {Pituophis catenifer sayi} ready to strike, Colorado, USA
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Shattil & Rozinski / Bullsnake {Pituophis catenifer sayi} ready to strike, Colorado, USA
Green tree snake (Phyllodryas viridissima) on a branch about to stike, Bolivian Amazonia, controlled conditions
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Daniel Heuclin / Green tree snake (Phyllodryas viridissima) on a branch about to stike, Bolivian Amazonia, controlled conditions
Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) beside Marsh marigold flower in riverine habitat, forked tongue extended, Germany
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Solvin Zankl / Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) beside Marsh marigold flower in riverine habitat, forked tongue extended, Germany
Egg eating snake about to swallow egg, Sequence 1/8 {Dasypeltis scabra} Africa
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Kim Taylor / Egg eating snake about to swallow egg, Sequence 1/8 {Dasypeltis scabra} Africa
Adder (Vipera berus) tasting the air with tongue, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Adder (Vipera berus) tasting the air with tongue, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
Juvenile male Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) Alentejo, Portugal
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Luis Quinta / Juvenile male Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) Alentejo, Portugal
Close up of Satiny Parrot Snake (Leptophis depressirostris), Costa Rica
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Edwin Giesbers / Close up of Satiny Parrot Snake (Leptophis depressirostris), Costa Rica
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) flicking tongue in strike posture, in field of Showy Primrose, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) flicking tongue in strike posture, in field of Showy Primrose, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA