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These illustrations of Australian snakes from 1869 are incredible

Image credit: The snakes of Australia: an illustrated and descriptive catalogue of all known species by Gerard Krefft (1869)

These illustrations were originally published in The snakes of Australia: an illustrated and descriptive catalogue of all known species (1869) by legendary zoologist Gerard Krefft, which was one of the first guides to Australian snakes to be published.

You can view the entire publication here.

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