Indian cobra mb-width 5730 Behind Ali is his brother

Behind Ali is his brother Rachman

one of whom is black

'Knives Combs or Inkhornes'

from the paper 'A description of the solvent glands and gizzards of the Ardea argala

(1806-1854)

Indian cobra mb-width 5730 Behind Ali is his brotherFull body study of an Indian cobra ('Naja tripudians'), including variant name 'Dudia Keautiah'. The reptile is noted as being drawn from life. This painting forms plate 2 of 'The Thanatophidia of India: being a description of the venomous snakes of the Indian peninsula, with an account of the influence of their poison on life, and a series of experiments', by Sir Joseph Fayrer FRS (1824 1907), J & A Churchill, London, 1872. Original: watercolour on