New snakes! (Patreon)

Ok, only TWO - but they're finally in there. The labelling is completely provisional, for now, but the new additions are (13) the extant pipesnake Anilius and (14) the Cretaceous pachyophiid Pachyrhachis. 

Anilius was redrawn from photos, but Pachyrhachis is a new reconstruction. I traced the proportions of the skeleton, added some details from related taxa (like the inferred shape of the head), and added an appropriate amount of soft tissue. Note the laterally compressed tail, the marked difference between the thickness of the anterior section and the bulk of the body, and the flipper-like hindlimbs. The scalation, colour scheme and colouring is hypothetical but inspired by living marine snakes - I think it worked out pretty well. Here's a bigger version...

What's next? Unfortunately, the snakes I need to do next are GIANTS. I need a palaeopheid (other spellings are available) and a madtsoiid - watch this space! 

As ever, thanks SO MUCH for the support!