Boa Constrictor

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Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Lithograph
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Wirbelthiere
Author:: Fitzinger, Leopold Joseph Franz Johann
Publisher:: Vienna: k.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1867
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Description:

A boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) is coiled around a branch, flicking its tongue and its head hanging down. This large snake in the family Boinae is native to the American continent. It is active at night and usually feeds on small mammals and birds.

The caption reads in the original German: Die Abgotts — oder gemeine Baum-Riesenschlange (Boa constrictor).

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{{cite web | title=Boa Constrictor | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/boa-constrictor/ | author=Unknown | year=1867 | access-date=April 17, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}