A fascinating piece from 1904 on snakes' reputed power to hypnotize their prey (Courtesy Aaron Ullrey) Nag Pancami controversy ove...

2014/07/18

Ninth century Nepalese manuscript of the Suśrutasaṃhitā which has thus far not been consulted for any published editions. The most...

2010/10/16

A Russell’s Viper (गोनस) The Kāśyapasaṃhitā, alias Garuḍapañcākṣarīkalpa, is unique in that it is the only long text to surv...

2010/08/20

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 ...

2008/08/24