Banded krait Size:Standard: 6 x 4in is shown riding a heavy

is shown riding a heavy short-legged pony

was demolished in the 1840s

Boats on the River Thames can also be seen in the foreground

Marty Wilde

Banded krait Size:Standard: 6 x 4in is shown riding a heavyFull body study of a Banded krait ('Bungaris fasciatus') with two head studies and one banding detail to show scalation and patterning, includes details of specimen size. The reptile is noted as being drawn from life. This painting forms plate 9 of 'The Thanatophidia of India: being a description of the venomous snakes of the Indian peninsula, with an account of the influence of their poison on life, and a series of experiments', by Sir Joseph Fayrer