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Bitis caudalis (Horned adder)
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Bitis caudalis (Horned adder)

Robert Jacob Gordon · 1777-10 - 1786-03 · brush; paper; pencil; chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Horned puff adder (Bitis caudalis), from Namaqualand, and a detail of the open mouth. Poisonous snake with two horn-like protrusions above the eyes that give it its name; with a scale division in inches.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineBitis caudalis (Horned adder). 1777-10 - 1786-03. Robert Jacob Gordon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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