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Schienenschlangen
| Article ID | DT0337 |
Title | Schienenschlangen |
Description | Representation of different rattle snakes and Ratonel |
| Year | ca. 1839 |
Artist | Löffler |
Historical Description | Snakes are a suborder of pangolins. They are descended from lizard-like ancestors. Compared to these, the body is much longer and the extremities are almost completely regressed. Because snakes, like all reptiles, continue to grow throughout their lives even after reaching sexual maturity, but their skin does not shed continuously, as is the case with mammals, for example, they have to shed their entire skin regularly. The teeth of snakes are not intended for chewing, but are only used to hold on to prey or, in the case of venomous teeth, to inject toxins. Snakes are able to perceive and process stimuli from their environment in various ways. What they all have in common is the absorption of odors (volatile substances) via the nose and non-volatile scents with their forked tongue. Snakes play a major role in cultural history and mythology and, building on this, also in art and literature: in the Old Testament story of creation in the Bible, a snake tempted Adam and Eve to taste the fruit from the tree of knowledge. In Greek mythology, Asclepius' staff entwined with a snake (Asclepius' staff) is still the symbol of the medical and pharmaceutical professions today. |
| Dimensions (cm) | 24 x 29 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Lithography |
Reproduction:
22.50 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )