St. Claudius ገላውዴዎስ slaying a Sebetat (#Sphinx), a creature with the body of a lion, a human head, and a tail divided into two snakes. From 18th c ms. Or 590 f.66v

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But on the ravish’d virgin vengeance takes,
Her shining hair is chang’d to hissing snakes.
These in her Aegis Pallas joys to bear,
The hissing snakes her foes more sure ensnare,
Than they did lovers once, when shining hair. 🐍

Metamorphoses, Book IV — Ovid

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My 1st piece for the art challenge :) This week's theme was Black & I was inspired by The Snake Prince, an Indian fairy tale about a princess confronting the Queen of Snakes.

I had a lot of fun researching sarees for this piece, hopefully I did them justice!

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What will I do for 2018?
I want to live in a world where no one is afraid of snakes <3
2018 is the year........of

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Lost Object No. 25: Randy Kennedy () on SNAKE RATTLES. Art by Max Temescu (). "What my father searched for in the sun — vigilantly, warily — were rattlesnakes." https://t.co/KWJKe2lpot

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What if worms... were like big snakes... 👀

Think about it
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A Fantastically False Fact About Snakes. So scientifically interesting, and actually tweeted on release date.

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Thick snakes are sometimes the best snakes.

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Roast me like they do in those survival shows where they always end up cooking snakes.

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was my favourite 3 robot master! because snakes.

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Nightmare Snakes... Why'd it have to be Nightmare Snakes?

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I visited the big boy scanner today and this baby was born. 18 x 24 coral and ivory snakes. My favorite.

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Detail, Elephant's Child illustration, Just So Stories. I don't draw enough snakes. Must be remedied.

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Some snakes snake better than other snakes.

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lately, I've been snakes.

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On St. Patrick's Day, Clueless Joe takes a selfie with some dude and his snakes.

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tattoo idea: this carton of snakes.

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