Freeze Dried Art

Black Cobra

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:11:51 +0000

The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) is a species of cobra that has a circular mark behind the hood, unlike that of the Indian cobra.$500.00

Freeze Dried Fer-de-lance

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:58:48 +0000

Fer-de-Lance is French for spearhead (literally “iron of the lance”). It is a common Central American snake. It belongs to viper family.

Style: Au naturel
Method: freeze dried
Price: $500.00

“A Sheep Among Wolves”

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:46:26 +0000

Baby jungle carpet python tangled in a deadly nest of corals & rattlesnakes.
Coral snakes are most notable for their red, yellow/white, and black colored banding. They feed on smaller snakes, lizards, frogs, and nestling birds and rodents etc. The venom takes time to fully take effect. Coral snakes are not aggressive or prone to biting however, and account for less than one percent of the number of snake bites each year in the United States.
There are 32 known species of rattlesnake, with between 65-70 subspecies, all of which are native to the Americas – ranging from southern Alberta, and southern British Columbia Canada to Central Argentina.
Jungle carpet python Morelia spilota cheynei is a non-venomous python subspecies found in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia.

Method: freeze dried
Price: $1000.00

Jungle Carpet Python Eating Sun Conure Nest Scene

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:50:39 +0000

Jungle Carpet Python is found in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia. Adults can reach 4.5 to 8 feet long, females usually larger than males. The color pattern can vary from tan and black to bright yellow and jet black. All specimens have white bellies, that will often be speckled with black spots. These snakes are semi-arboreal and their natural habitat is monsoon jungle. Captive specimens have lived for 20–30 years and feed readily on mice, rats and small birds.
Jungles have a prehensile tail which aids them in arboreal pursuits. Neonates are tan, black, and white and will lighten with each shed, reaching adult color by age two or three. This is a nocturnal snake, feeding, shedding, and generally most active during the night.
The Sun Parakeet or Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis) is a medium-sized brightly colored parrot native to northeastern South America. The adult male and female are similar in appearance, with predominantly golden-yellow plumage and orange-flushed underparts and face.

Style: Au Naturel
Method: Freeze dried
Price: $1,000

Male Peacock With Full Tail

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:47:26 +0000

The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. The African Congo Peafowl is placed in its own genus Afropavo and is not discussed in this article. Peafowl are best known for the male’s extravagant tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, and the female a peahen. [1] The offspring are called peachicks. The female peafowl is brown or toned grey and brown. Peachicks can be between yellow, to a tawny colour with darker brown patches.The male (peacock) Indian Peafowl has iridescent blue-green or green colored plumage. The peacock tail (“train”) is not the tail quill feathers but the highly elongated upper tail coverts. The “eyes” are best seen when the peacock fans its tail. Like a cupped hand behind the ear the erect tail-fan of the male helps direct sound to the ears. Both species have a crest atop the head. The female (peahen) Indian Peafowl has a mixture of dull green, brown, and grey in her plumage. She lacks the long upper tail coverts of the male but has a crest. The female can also display her plumage to ward off female competition or signal danger to her young.In Hinduism, the Peacock is associated with Saraswati, a deity representing benevolence, patience, kindness, compassion and knowledge. Peacock is also the mount of Hindu God of war Murugan. Similar to Saraswati, the Peacock is associated with Kwan-yin in Asian spirituality. Kwan-yin (or Quan Yin) is also an emblem of love, compassionate watchfulness, good-will, nurturing, and kind-heartedness. Legend tells us she chose to remain a mortal even though she could be immortal because she wished to stay behind and aid humanity in their spiritual evolution.

Murugan
In Greco-Roman mythology the Peacock is identified with the goddess Hera (Juno). The eyes upon the peacock’s tail comes from Argus whose hundred eyes were placed upon the peacock’s feathers by the goddess in memory of his role as the guard of Io, a lover of Zeus that Hera had punished. The eyes are said to symbolize the vault of heaven and the “eyes” of the stars.
In Babylonia and Persia the Peacock is seen as a guardian to royalty, and is often seen in engravings upon the thrones of royalty.

Indian Peacock plumage
In Christianity, the peacock is an ancient symbol of eternal life.[3] The Peacock symbolism represents the “all-seeing” church, along with the holiness and sanctity associated with it. Additionally, the Peacock represents resurrection, renewal and immortality within the spiritual teachings of Christianity. Themes of renewal are also linked to alchemical traditions to, as many schools of thought compare the resurrecting phoenix to the modern-day Peacock.

Melak Ta’us, the Yazidi Peacock Angel
Melek Taus (ملك طاووس – Kurdish Tawûsê Melek), the Peacock Angel, is the Yazidi name for the central figure of their faith. The Yazidi consider Tawûsê Melek an emanation of God and a benevolent angel who has redeemed himself from his fall and has become a demiurge who created the cosmos from the Cosmic egg. After he repented, he wept for 7,000 years, his tears filling seven jars, which then quenched the fires of hell. In art and sculpture, Tawûsê Melek is depicted as a peacock. However, peacocks are not native to the lands where Tawûsê Melek is worshipped.
In 1956, John J. Graham created an abstraction of an eleven-feathered peacock logo for American broadcaster NBC. This brightly hued peacock was adopted due to the increase in color programming. NBC’s first color broadcasts showed only a still frame of the colorful peacock. The emblem made its first on-air appearance on May 22, 1956.[4] The current version of the logo debuted in 1986 and has six feathers (yellow, orange, red, purple, blue, green).
A stylized peacock in full display is the logo for the Pakistan Television Corporation.
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Black And White Tegu Eating A Small Mouse

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:42:25 +0000

The Argentine black and white tegu, (Tupinambis merianae), is the largest species of tegu. It is also known as the Argentine giant tegu.[1] It belongs to the teiid family. Tegus fill ecological niches similar to those of monitor lizards, and are an example of convergent evolution.
They are an omnivorous terrestrial species that inhabit the tropical rain forests of east and central South America. Just as many other reptiles, Argentine Tegus will go into brumation (a form of hibernation) in autumn when the temperature drops. A level of intelligence unusually high for reptiles has been observed, along with a high level of physical activity during the wakeful period of the year. It is believed that individuals of this species sometimes actively seek human attention, as would for example a cat or dog.Appearance

As hatchlings they have a yellow complexion with black markings; the yellow eventually fades to white within a couple of months after shedding. Adult males are much larger than the females and can reach 3 feet in length at maturity and continue to grow to lengths of 4-4.5 feet. The females are much smaller reaching up to 3 feet in total length, from nose to tail. They have beaded skin and linear stripes running down their bodies.
Some black and white tegus can be bred with the red tegu and blue tegu.
[edit]In captivity

Argentine tegus make good pets, as they have a tendency to become attached to their owners and are generally quite docile as adults. A well cared for animal will live for 15 to 20 years in the wild, and possibly even longer in captivity. However, as with most reptiles, if not handled regularly they will show more aggressive signs since they are less comfortable with the handler.$500.00

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

admin — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:01:48 +0000

Freeze Dried Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus is a venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States. It is the heaviest (though not longest) venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake. It featured prominently in the American Revolution, specifically as the symbol of what many consider to be the first flag of the United States of America, the Gadsden flag. No subspecies are currently recognized.
These Eastern Diamondback rattlesnakes have been processed via lyophilisation, a method of drying blood plasma or tissue without destroying it’s physical structure. The results are incredibly lifelike & natural when compared to traditional taxidermy.This is the largest rattlesnake species, with one captive specimen which weighed over 26 pounds (12 kg). Maximum reported lengths are 8 feet (2.4 m) and 8.25 feet (2.5 m). However, the stated maximum sizes have been called into question due to a lack of voucher specimens.
Specimens over 7 feet (2.1 m) are rare, but well documented. Klauber (1998) includes a letter he received from E. Ross Allen in 1953, in which Allen explains how for years he offered a reward of $100, and later $200, for an 8 feet (2.4 m) specimen, dead or alive. The reward was never claimed. He did receive a number of 7-foot specimens and some 8-foot skins, but said that such skins can be taken from a 6-foot snake.[3] A 7.3 feet (2.2 m) specimen was caught and killed outside a neighborhood in St. Augustine, Florida in September 2009.[10]
The average size is much less: lengths of 3.5 to 5.5 feet (1.1 to 1.7 m)[11], and 2.75 to 6 feet (0.8 to 1.8 m) are given.[12] One study found an average length of 5.6 feet (1.7 m) based on 31 males and 43 females.[13]
The scalation includes 25-31 (usually 29) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 165-176/170-187 ventral scales in males/females and 27-33/20-26 subcaudal scales in males/females. On the head, the rostral scale is higher than it is wide and contacts two internasal scales. There are 10-21 scales in the internasal-prefrontal region and 5-11 (usually 7-8) intersupraocular scales. Usually there are two loreal scales between preoculars and the postnasal. There are 12-17 (usually 14-15) supralabial scales, the first of which is in broad contact with the prenasal, and 15-21 (usually 17-18) sublabial scales.[9]
The color pattern consists of a brownish, brownish yellow, brownish gray or olive ground color, overlaid with a series of 24-35 dark brown to black diamonds with slightly lighter centers. Each of these diamond-shaped blotches is outlined with a row of cream or yellowish scales. Posteriorly, the diamond shapes become more like cross-bands and are followed by 5-10 bands around the tail. The belly is a yellowish or cream colored, with diffused dark mottling along the sides. The head has a dark postocular stripe that extends from behind the eye backwards and downwards to the lip; the back of the stripe touches the angle of the mouth. Anteriorly and posteriorly, the postocular stripe is bordered by distinct white or yellow stripes.
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Common names include eastern diamondback rattlesnake, eastern diamond-backed rattlesnake,eastern diamondback, diamond rattlesnake, diamond-back rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, diamond-back, diamond(-patch) rattler, eastern diamond-back (rattlesnake), eastern diamond rattlesnake, Florida diamond-back (rattlesnake), Florida rattlesnake, lozenge-spotted rattlesnake, rattler, rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattler, southern woodland rattler, water rattle, water rattlesnake and diamondback rattlesnake.
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Actual snakes vary; we will accommodate requests prior to order whenever possible.