About This Item
Title
Figure du Serpent nommé Coule-sang
Subject
Animals, Poisonous
Book Illustrations
Description
Title taken from caption of woodcut.
Le Coule-sang is a poisonous serpent that lives off of the blood of those it bites. It then secretes a poison that causes catastrophic blood loss and the victim dies.
Creator
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590
Source
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1614
Language
French
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZEa_9f.767
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
4 x 16 cm
Citation
Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, “Figure du Serpent nommé Coule-sang,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed December 22, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/3044.