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Egyptian painting of snakes near Anubis. Source: Vermeulen-Perdaen / Adobe Stock.

22 October, 2023 - 15:00 ancient origins

Scroll Reveals Ancient Egypt Had Many More Venomous Snakes Than Today

How much can the written records of ancient civilizations tell us about the animals they lived alongside? Our latest research , based on the venomous snakes described in an ancient Egyptian papyrus,...