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Home / Albums / Natural History / Reptiles 63

The figure represents a tortoise. When one sees a resemblance between this creature's head and neck and the linga, one can understand why both in. India and in Greece the animal should be regarded as sacred to the goddess personifying the female creator, and why in Hindoo myths it is said to support the world. 103 visits
The Adder is spoken of five times in the Bible, and the word is used as the translation of no less than four distinct Hebrew words. In Gen. 49:17 the Adder is spoken of as hiding in the way and biting the horse's heels so that the rider is overthrown. The Hebrew term in this passage (elsewhere rendered ' cockatrice ') is probably the same word as the modern Arabic name for the Horned Sand Snake or Cerastes haselquistii. It is the habit of this extremely venomous viper to lurk in the ruts of wheels or the depression of a footprint by the roadside, and to bite the legs of unwary passers-by, or of horses or cattle. Horses, aware of its nature, are said to be in terror of the Cerastes, and cannot be induced to proceed, once they have detected the concealed reptile, for its bite is most deadly. It derives its name of ' horned ' from the presence of two protuberances, one over each eye. It is of a grayish tint, about a foot long, and very active. The asp of Cleopatra, ' the pretty worm of Nilus,' has been identified with this animal, which is to be seen figured on ancient Egyptian monuments. [Adder Horned Asp ] 228 visits
Image 5341 181 visits
Turtle 203 visits
While it is not strange that the seal can be easily tamed, we should not look for such a thing in so savage an animal as the alligator, the most feared and hated of the animals found in the waters of our Southern States. Yet even this ferocious reptile can be tamed, as the following story will show. The alligator in question was taken when very young, before its wild nature had shown itself, and was fed and attended to by its master, of whom it became very fond. It grew so tame that it would follow him about the house like a dog, even scrambling up and down stairs after him. But the funny thing about this comical pet was that its chief friend was the cat, and that pussy returned its friendship. When the cat lay drowsing before the fire, the alligator would crawl up, lay its head on her back, and go to sleep in this position. It seemed happy whenever the cat was near, but grew very restless if its furry friend was away. Raw flesh was fed to it and sometimes milk, which it liked very much. At night, in cold weather, it slept in a box, with wool for it to nestle in. But one night there came a sharp frost and the little guest was forgotten. The next morning the native of warm climates was found frozen to death. 259 visits
Wood turtle 566 visits
Wall gecko 467 visits
Viper 464 visits
Tiger snake 500 visits
Teju 434 visits
Striped oar-tailed snake 436 visits
Spectacled snake 666 visits
Snapping turtle 436 visits
Smooth Snake 463 visits
Slow Worm 484 visits
Skink 412 visits
Shrewd Crocodile 414 visits
Scheltopoesik 423 visits
Sand viper 425 visits
Rattlesnake 435 visits
Puff adder 451 visits
Pleat Gecko 436 visits
Pearl lizard 434 visits
Panther snake 440 visits
Pama 441 visits
Yellow-green biting adder 428 visits
Moloch 443 visits
Mokassin snake 479 visits
Matamata 430 visits
Legoean 410 visits
Leatherback turtle 451 visits
Large-headed Turtle 412 visits
Lancet snake 455 visits
Kingsnake 444 visits
Jila animal 397 visits
Horned Viper 430 visits
Helmet basiliscus 411 visits
Hardy 376 visits
Greek Tortoise 400 visits
Grass Snake 403 visits
Gharial 379 visits
Genuine Hawksbill Turtle 429 visits
European Freshwater Turtle 402 visits
Esculapius snake 396 visits
Diamond rattlesnake 380 visits
Dark Whip snake 417 visits
Coral Red Flake 516 visits
Coral red Coilsnake 418 visits
Copper snake 404 visits
Common Lizard 410 visits
Chirote 363 visits
Checkerboard and Viper-colored Swim Snake 432 visits
Chameleon 423 visits
Bridgehead Lizard 407 visits
Bosch master 406 visits
Bicolor Sea Snake 425 visits
Belted tail 426 visits
Assala snake swallowing a bird whole 526 visits
Anaconda 392 visits
Alligator 421 visits
Nilewar 445 visits
Image 294 856 visits
Image 292 798 visits