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According to Plutarch, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, in preparing for her own suicide, tested various deadly poisons on condemned people and concluded that the bite of the asp (from the Greek word aspis, usually meaning an Egyptian cobra in Ptolemaic Egypt, and not the European asp) was the least terrible way to die; the venom brought ...
Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) [1] Greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) [1] Family: Spalacidae. Genus: Nannospalax. Middle East blind mole-rat Nannospalax ehrenbergi [2] Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters etc.) Genus: Acomys. Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) [3] Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) Genus ...
The Egyptian cobra was represented in Egyptian mythology by the cobra-headed goddess Meretseger. A stylised Egyptian cobra—in the form of the uraeus representing the goddess Wadjet—was the symbol of sovereignty for the Pharaohs who incorporated it into their diadem. This iconography was continued through the end of the ancient Egyptian ...
The crocodile is one of the few reptiles seen to diligently care for their young, and often transports its offspring in this manner. The practice of preserving this aspect of the animal's behavior via mummification is likely intended to emphasize the protective and nurturing aspects of the fierce Sobek, as he protects the Egyptian people in the ...
These include the Egyptian cobra, false smooth snake and horned viper. There are also numerous species of lizards. [9] Above the Aswan Dam, the shores of Lake Nasser are largely barren, but the lake does support the last remaining Nile crocodiles and African softshell turtle in Egypt. [10]
Egyptian mastigure, Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard: Egypt and the Middle East. Uromastyx alfredschmidti Wilms & Böhme, 2001: ebony mastigure, Schmidt's mastigure, Schmidt's spiny-tailed lizard: Algeria and Libya. Uromastyx benti (J. Anderson, 1894) Bent's mastigure, Yemeni spiny-tailed lizard: Oman and Yemen. Uromastyx dispar Heyden, 1827: Sudan ...
Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: mammals (9) F § Parts of mammals: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: parts of mammals (7) G § Birds: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: birds (8) H § Parts of birds: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: parts of birds (1) I § Amphibious animals, reptiles, etc. Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: amphibious-animals-reptiles-etc (4) K