Horned puffadder (Bitis caudalis), from Namaqualand, and a detail of the open-mouthed beak. Toxic snake with two horn-like bulges above the eyes that give it its name, with a scale in thumbs, Bitis caudalis (Horned adder)., draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon, (attributed to), Oct-1777 - Mar-1786, paper, brush, h 660 mm × w 480 mm, h 170 mm × w 305 mm

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