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31-Jul-07, 09:04 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Maryborough QLD Age/Gender: 39  | | | Original Dimond Snake Picture
Hi all, got a question for ya:
This is a picture from G Krefft's 1869 book 'The Snakes of Australia'.
It shows a 'Diamond Snake'.
But this does not look like the Diamond Pythons I see all over the net.
The Australian museum calls this picture a 'Green Tree Python'. Diamond Snake.jpg
Any ides, did they mix up the subject, was it drawn from a distance (and in a dark forest), or is it just too dificult to draw all of those little spots on typical Diamonds?
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31-Jul-07, 09:07 PM
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It does look like some of the dark diamonds esp when they get really old. Definately would have picked it as a diamond if i saw it with out knowing what it was.
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31-Jul-07, 09:09 PM
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I'd say its a diamond still, you can get some that are like black slugs. Plus I doubt too many GTP's would have been drawn in Aus at that early stage if any.
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31-Jul-07, 09:12 PM
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...and many of the ones you have seen on the net have been selectively bred for brighter and brighter markings. Naturally occuring Diamonds can certainly resemble that picture...
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31-Jul-07, 09:13 PM
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yeah it doesnt really look like a gtp id say diamond
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31-Jul-07, 09:13 PM
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Typical little diamond marks on the flanks..?
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31-Jul-07, 09:16 PM
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thats is one ugly diamond........
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31-Jul-07, 09:17 PM
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Its a diamond...
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31-Jul-07, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by krusty  thats is one ugly diamond........ | It looks like a concept sketch for the film ' Anaconda'!! 
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31-Jul-07, 09:19 PM
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hee hee, what a fat head...
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31-Jul-07, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by krusty thats is one ugly diamond........ | I recon it looks mad! Love the eyes on it!
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31-Jul-07, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Aslan It looks like a concept sketch for the film ' Anaconda'!! | spot on....
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31-Jul-07, 09:33 PM
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Thanks guys, I have not seen any like this and thought I would put the question out there. Quote: |
...and many of the ones you have seen on the net have been selectively bred for brighter and brighter markings. Naturally occuring Diamonds can certainly resemble that picture...
| I know we can laugh at that picture but i still have a lot of respect for these early artists - I know I could not draw that good!
Here is the link to the Aust museum: http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/caughta...red/Women.aspx
It even says Morelia Spilota on the print so I don't know how THEY got it wrong.
I hope to get a copy of the 1984 reprint of this book one day, if I do I will post any other early pictures that seem interesting.
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31-Jul-07, 09:40 PM
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It is obviously an interesting version that we look at and say has many flaws - but we have also looked at Diamonds VERY regularly for a long time. This could very well have been a view for a short time, make a quick sketch, leave and complete it later...
...regardless, I agree with you Cray - might not be accurate but it is a great pic and VERY interesting to see, definately post any others you find. I would LOVE a print of ol pics like that...
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31-Jul-07, 10:15 PM
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It's head is big and fat like a bull, lol. It looks funny. Pretty cool pic though.
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