Publication explores A. Grin’s smooth snake character, suggesting its inspiration from real reptiles in Crimea, highlighting the role of art.
The publication analyzes A. Grin’s story “The Snake”. The hero of the story called the reptile he described a bronze snake and endowed it with an extremely deadly venom. It is concluded that, most likely, the author made the character of his work a smooth snake, which he could have found in the Crimea. The article describes the collection of smooth snake made in Crimea by K.F. Kessler and presented at the exhibition “Giving Birth to Legends: Snakes in Science and Art” in the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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