on line access is granted by the MNHN.International audienceThe grazing snake: weeds and snakes in Greek and Latin literatures. Lots of plants had names derived from the name of snakes in Antiquity. This fact can be connected with numerous legends or tales concerning snakes who eat grass or herbs, especially medicinal herbs. Particular notice should be taken of some testimonies about snakes whose temperament is modified by the herbs they are supposed to eat. Still, all this does not tell us why the Ancients have thought that snakes can eat plants; two different kinds of arguments can be brought to bear: first, the scattered elements of a theory of venom and temperament have played a part; secondly, Aristotelian texts show that the Ancients ...
Interest toward snake biology and ecology is now- adays a matter of fact. Despite dozen and dozen pa...
Reptiles are declining in many parts of the world, mainly due to habitat loss and environmental chan...
Snakes are important in many ecological processes, due to their unique life history. They are predat...
on line access is granted by the MNHN.International audienceThe grazing snake: weeds and snakes in G...
Beaucoup de plantes de l’Antiquité s’appellent d’après un nom de serpent. Ce fait est peut-être à me...
International audienceAuthorities for this paper are principally the works by physicians, like Diosc...
International audienceAuthorities for this paper are principally the works by physicians, like Diosc...
Ancient Greek herpetology is often assumed to be unrelated to the criteria and classification of mod...
This is a book about some of nature's most alluring and forbidding creatures, written by a man with ...
As early as Hippocrates, Greek doctors have made use of a food chain which has always been empirical...
International audienceThis conference tries to analyse the way in which plant gatherers are supposed...
Les Alangan de Mindoro, aux Philippines, cohabitent avec les ophidiens depuis longtemps. Ils entreti...
There are over 3,700 species of snake found on every continent except for Antarctica, ranging in siz...
Art and mythology show us that humans have interacted with snakes for thousands of years. In some cu...
The image of the snake evokes the same terror and awe today as it did in the ancient Mediterranean ...
Interest toward snake biology and ecology is now- adays a matter of fact. Despite dozen and dozen pa...
Reptiles are declining in many parts of the world, mainly due to habitat loss and environmental chan...
Snakes are important in many ecological processes, due to their unique life history. They are predat...
on line access is granted by the MNHN.International audienceThe grazing snake: weeds and snakes in G...
Beaucoup de plantes de l’Antiquité s’appellent d’après un nom de serpent. Ce fait est peut-être à me...
International audienceAuthorities for this paper are principally the works by physicians, like Diosc...
International audienceAuthorities for this paper are principally the works by physicians, like Diosc...
Ancient Greek herpetology is often assumed to be unrelated to the criteria and classification of mod...
This is a book about some of nature's most alluring and forbidding creatures, written by a man with ...
As early as Hippocrates, Greek doctors have made use of a food chain which has always been empirical...
International audienceThis conference tries to analyse the way in which plant gatherers are supposed...
Les Alangan de Mindoro, aux Philippines, cohabitent avec les ophidiens depuis longtemps. Ils entreti...
There are over 3,700 species of snake found on every continent except for Antarctica, ranging in siz...
Art and mythology show us that humans have interacted with snakes for thousands of years. In some cu...
The image of the snake evokes the same terror and awe today as it did in the ancient Mediterranean ...
Interest toward snake biology and ecology is now- adays a matter of fact. Despite dozen and dozen pa...
Reptiles are declining in many parts of the world, mainly due to habitat loss and environmental chan...
Snakes are important in many ecological processes, due to their unique life history. They are predat...