That’s Black Bittern above, which represents the bird.

Sheyenne’s from Alberta, Canada, and their art reminds me just enough of certain Euro art that I think it’s worthy to be added here.


https://i.imgur.com/nCcVMyz.jpeg
We stare into each other’s eyes


https://i.imgur.com/zl5RNSc.jpeg
Banana Deer and friends, from the game Fin Fin: On TEO, the Magic Planet


https://i.imgur.com/hxZzKCV.png
Ocean Procession


https://i.imgur.com/jDTOdP8.jpeg
This Moment in Time


https://i.imgur.com/q5EVXd8.jpeg
“Fast Food!”


https://i.imgur.com/48smKFz.jpeg
Kestrel


https://i.imgur.com/mowcXpn.jpeg
Snake in Grass (can you spot all the bugs?)

Oh, and they are also known as “Uzon”:
https://www.tumblr.com/uzon
https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/uzon/

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    Yes, exactly that snake from the Rod of Asclepius! :) After getting to know one of them personally, I understand why they were chosen as a part of the symbol of healing and medicine. Compared to the other snake species that lived on our land -mostly adders and grass snakes- Aesculapians behave noticeably calmer around humans, don’t panic easily and are non aggressive. Because of that, to me as a kid they seemed special and even friendly in a way. At the same time I was afraid of all the other snakes, when I occasionally met them on my way home from school. That was despite the fact that Aeskulaps grow to a much bigger size than the other snakes in that biome. An old village lady told me then that you can even tame them by placing a saucer of milk on the veranda and sitting a little closer to the feeding snake every evening. I never even considered doing that though, had way too much respect for the animal.

    In contact with humans, they can be rather tame, possibly due to their cryptic coloration keeping them hidden within their natural environment. They usually disappear and hide, but if cornered they may sometimes stand their ground and try to intimidate their opponent, sometimes with a chewing-like movement of the mouth and occasionally biting.

    The English wiki article on them is quite interesting.

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      Oh, wow… that’s so cool.

      I’m glad you disregarded the old village lady with her folkloric / wive’s tale approach, and just let the animal be!

      Indeed, there are some people around the world who thought they had some *special charm* upon venomous snakes, and… …yeah, it turns out they DID NOT. Handling the snakes aggressively as they did, and their dumbasses wound up getting bitten. For lots of them, it was a rather permanent lesson.

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        Yeah, that reminds me of a documentary about a “snake specialist” who went to the indian jungle, into a temple ruin to meet and cuddle a huge ancient king cobra. She even kissed the snake on the mouth. Just seeing it on the screen was almost unbearable, all my instincts kept screaming “RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN YOU IDIOT!”, lol.

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          God.
          (always a useful term, altho I’ve never met the bloke* 😂)

          * Actually I kinda did 15yrs ago, but I had serotonin poisoning at the time

          In fact, one of my takeaways from life is basically-- “some people would rather die than change their beliefs.” Or simply bow to reality, in other cases.

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            Actually I kinda did 15yrs ago, but I had serotonin poisoning at the time

            Scary, I am very sorry you had to endure that.

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      Rod of Asclepius

      Sorry to bombard you with replies matey, but I forgot to mention that my dad was an MD (medical doctor), so I have a certain fond connection with the snake-staff. It reminds me of him, a lot!

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      Wow, I was just re-reading old comments just now, and yours is fascinating, above… about the snakes!

      I’m somewhat disappointed in how I answered at the time, altho in my defense, I think I was trying to madly create ‘one post per day’ at the time. :S

      It kind of fucked with my mind.
      Not your problem of course, but…

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        Your comment was simply what went trough your mind in that moment, nothing wrong with it and for sure nothing important enough to fuck with your mind.