Caiman crocodilus crocodilus and Anilius scytale

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Spectacled caiman and South American false coral snake. Plate 69 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of de Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten (1705) by A. Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717).

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Location: The Natural History Museum, London
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 1647-1717, 1668-1773, american, anilius, animal, anna, caiman, carnivore, coral, crocodile, dutch, guiana, helena, herolt, insect, johanna, maria, merian, metamorphosis, pipe, predator, prey, red, reptile, sibylla, snake, spectacled, spiral, surinam, venomous, watercolour