Forked Collection (#5)

Black-tailed Rattlesnake - coiled showing rattle - smelling or tasting the air with its tongue - Chiricahua Mountains
CAN-4011 Black-tailed Rattlesnake - coiled showing rattle - smelling or tasting the air with its tongue Chiricahua Mountains - Arizona - USA Crotalus molossus Distribution

Black-tailed Rattlesnake - showing rattle - smelling or tasting the air with its tongue - Chiricahua Mountains
CAN-4012 Black-tailed Rattlesnake - showing rattle - smelling or tasting the air with its tongue Chiricahua Mountains - Arizona - USA Crotalus molossus Distribution

Sonoran Desert Sidewinder / Horned Rattlesnake - Arizona USA
CAN-4034 Sonoran Desert Sidewinder / Horned Rattlesnake Arizona USA Crotalus cerastes John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Black-tailed Rattlesnake - Smelling / tasting the air with its tongue - Chiricahua Mountains - Arizona - USA
CAN-3981 Black-tailed Rattlesnake - Smelling / tasting the air with its tongue Chiricahua Mountains - Arizona - USA Crotalus molossus Distribution

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodensis) adult, walking, flicking forked tongue and drooling saliva, Komodo N. P
Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodensis) adult, walking, flicking forked tongue and drooling saliva, Komodo N.P. Komodo Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, march

Common Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin) adult, close-up of head, flicking forked tongue, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Python tongue, SEM
Python tongue. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pythons forked tongue. The tongue is used to detect prey by picking up scent particles from the air

Lighting striking an aeroplane, composite image

Bredl Python - intimidation posture - Australia
PPG-1888 Bredl Python - intimidation posture Australia Morelia bredli Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bredl Python - Australia
PPG-1887 Bredl Python Australia Morelia bredli Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Coastal Carpet Python - Mcdowelly sub-species - Australia
PPG-1889 Coastal Carpet Python - Mcdowelly sub-species Australia Morelia spilota Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Slow Worm - close up study showing flickering tongue - Lower Saxony - Germany
USH-5083 Slow Worm - close up study showing flickering tongue Lower Saxony - Germany Anguis fragilis Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Boomslang - adult in defensive display - Tanzania - Africa
MM-114 Boomslang - adult in defensive display Tanzania - Africa Dispholidus typus Michele Menegon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Barbour's short headed Viper - head detail - Tanzania - Africa
MM-65 Barbour's short headed Viper - head detail Tanzania - Africa Atheris barbouri Michele Menegon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Python - showing forked tongue
PM-6442 Python - showing forked tongue Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

East African Bush Snake - Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
MAB-704 East African Bush Snake Nairobi, Kenya, Africa Philothamnus sp Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Peringuey's Adder Sand covered head with tongue exposed Namib Dunes, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-226 Peringuey's Adder - Sand covered head with tongue exposed Namib Dunes, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display

Fer de Lance Snake
DOW-5 Fer de Lance Snake - showing tongue Bothrops asper Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Fields of cereals, near Avoch, Black Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

United against Monster
United Against The Monster

Forked Lightning
Forked lightning over an English town

Flacid Fig Leaf Statue
Half man half something else, a type of satir perhaps with one large leg with an eagles foot & forked beard models the down-turned or passive fig leaf. What the bell means ?

Thunderstorm C1870
A thunderstorm, with forked lightning, over the French countryside

German Dowsers
German miners dowse for metals using a forked stick - this is probably the earliest depiction of a dowser at work

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"Forked: A Journey through Nature's Diverse Paths" Hirundo rustica, the graceful barn swallow, gracefully glides above the garden fork in dug soil on an allotment in Suffolk, England during a warm August day. Sterna antillarum, the elegant least tern, takes flight over the sandy shores as a gardener digs with a garden fork on an idyllic beach of Komodo Island in Indonesia. Witnessing nature's marvels unfold, a majestic Komodo dragon emerges from the lush greenery and heads towards the sparkling sea with its forked tongue flickering in anticipation - Rinca island holds many secrets. In the heart of a mysterious Malayan forest lies hidden treasures - vibrant birds flutter among towering trees while their melodious songs fill the air; it is here that one can truly appreciate nature's intricate forks. Sterna albifrons, known as little terns for their petite size and delicate features, gracefully dive into crystal-clear waters to catch their prey using their sharp beaks resembling tiny forks. Beware. Agkistrodon piscivorus slithers silently through murky swamps with its venomous bite ready to strike unsuspecting prey; its sinister reputation heightened by its menacingly forked tongue captured under SEM magnification. The mighty Komodo dragon basks lazily on golden sands before revealing its secret weapon - a long forked tongue used to sense potential meals lurking beneath Indonesian beaches' surface depths. Plate 327 from George Edwards' "The Gleanings of Natural History" showcases intricate illustrations capturing various species adorned with unique characteristics like forked tails or tongues – reminding us of nature's boundless wonders. Amidst tranquil pond waters resides Cyprinus auratus, commonly known as goldfish; their shimmering scales reflect sunlight creating mesmerizing patterns reminiscent of delicate silver forks.