It's the Year of the Snake, according the the Chinese calendar.
Personally speaking, snakes freak the hell out of me. I wish I could be one of those badass chicks that totally digs snakes but.
No.
And so researching for this post was... a challenge, but I face challenges head on, so I share with you now some of my favorite Serpents.
{ kiss, kiss.}
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{ Lulu Lataska, snake charmer and Circassian.}
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{ dress up as a snake, or let a snake dress up as you. }
{ this dame's got snake coverage head to foot. }
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{ Quetzalcoatl, Aztec feathered serpent deity of learning and knowledge. }
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{ The strength of the serpent and the age-old battle of man v. beast is demonstrated in this ancient Greek sculpture, 'Laocoön and His Sons'. I only wish the epic poem had survived! }
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{ In Japanese folklore, a nure-onna (lit. "wet woman") is a yōkai which resembles an amphibious creature with the head of a woman and the body of a snake. While the description of her appearance varies slightly from story to story, she has been described as being 300 m in length and has snake-like eyes, long claws, fangs and long, beautiful hair. She is typically spotted on a shore, washing her hair. }
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{ above: Charles Rickett's The Great Worm, 1889 }
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... And if you're thinking about snakeskin in fashion....
{ no choice: to go 'snake' is to go bold. }
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and then there's THIS, the Snake Woman...
if you're squeamish, watch with caution.
~.~ Have an amazing year, everyone! ~.~
Oh my goodness, that video! OUCH! That was hard to watch and hard to stop watching! ;-)
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