Snakes
I recently recorded the following interview with Dr. Raj Balkaran at New Books Network on my first book, Early Tantric Medicine. W...
A fascinating piece from 1904 on snakes’ reputed power to hypnotize their prey (Courtesy Aaron Ullrey) Nag Pancami controver...
Ninth century Nepalese manuscript of the Suśrutasaṃhitā which has thus far not been consulted for any published editions. The most...
A Russell’s Viper (गोनस) The Kāśyapasaṃhitā, alias Garuḍapañcākṣarīkalpa, is unique in that it is the only long text to surv...
Banded Krait In transit to Nepal, my wife and I spent a few days in Bangkok and had the chance to visit the fascinating Red Cross ...