Posted 2 months ago
fortapache
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Here am I buying dead things again. but you don't see a rattlesnake in a box everyday. Looks a bit like one of the borrowable pieces they have at the LA County museum, The case is 12" x 12" with glass on all sides and the top. There is no way to open it. The snake looks to be about 3 feet long. It could easily eat a rat and of course a dangerous bite. The fangs are close to a half inch long.
Not exactly sure which spicies as it has faded a bit. Looks like perhaps a western diamondback or a Pacific.
Also this seems to be freeze dried as the ribs are showing through at a few point.
A rattler in mid-strike, how cool is that! Don't think the cats would be so blase if it weren't cased :)
one of the few things in live i did,not eat , Bonampak or Yaksilan i believe, met snakes near the Taj MAhal, although i am an awfull coward , not a problem really i knew they remove the teeth,
Fantastic piece you found!
Maybe the snake that persuaded Eve to eat an apple from the tree of knowledge ? ...
Golgatha,,,Mmmm, funny you should write that
Because Golgatha is the name of the mount where
Jesus was crucified ,,,As far as the snake. and Eve
That was a talking serpent,,this snake uses a rattling
To let its victims know to live in fear + end near
What a life it would have been
Without the knowledge of
evil and Good,,they always knew Good
The serpent introduced evil ,What say Ye ?
Remember also the serpent s punishment
from God was that he slither on his Belly
From now on
Halleluja, Reverend Vynil ...
Fort ,,,,,sorry about tying up your post
Thank you very much Newfld. They would go nuts with a real snake.
Thank you very much apostata.
Thank you very much Dave.
Thank you very much golgatha. Would that make it a relic.
Thank you very much Vynil. No worries it is all good.