Snakes

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

Suśruta on Determining Envenomation Status of a Patient
Ninth century Nepalese manuscript of the Suśrutasaṃhitā which has thus far not been consulted for any published editions. The most...

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

Visit to the Red Cross Snake Farm, Bangkok
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 ...