Title
Stone Rattlesnake
Caption
Stone Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus). The Aztecs carved naturalistic sculptures of certain reptiles / birds and insects which were closely observed. The rattle consists of 13 segments but each time the snake sheds its skin / a new segment is produced.
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A03_302
License type
Rights managed
Available size
52.4Mb (3.8Mb) / 13.7in x 14.9in / 4100 x 4464 (300dpi)