Thursday, January 03, 2019

Rattlesnake Eye and Scales (PA)

"Hey, what's up with that one?" I asked John Martin a while back:
A day or two or three ago, he went back up to the "stone wall" to capture more images:
Of course I'm reminded of this:
Either some kind of great cosmic coincidence is going on or this is intentionally realistic and anatomically correct for the species:
He was thinking of that too because I'd sent him that - and this as well:
"Anyone can say it's a Big Snake," it's true,
 But now and again a Stone Structure says it too:
Added 01/04/2018
Same "Squamation" in a MA Chamber:

A few more examples:


7 comments :

pwax said...

You've got me going: "hmm....maybe".

Tim MacSweeney said...

Look at your photos of the Littleton Chamber. Rather than a "post and lintel," one could be tempted to say "Rattlesnake Occular Scales" as a style that's sometimes found on other chambers.

Jeanne said...

Why a snake? What is its the significance?

Tim MacSweeney said...

Jeanne: Maxa'xâk is the Lenape name John uses for the Great Serpent, similar to other Big Snakes. A good overview here: http://www.native-languages.org/legends-serpents.htm

Jeanne said...

Tim - Thank you for the link. Jogged some memories in the back of my mind. Do the heads of these serpents all (or mostly) point in the same direction?

Tim MacSweeney said...

Well: sometimes but not all the time they might sometime overlook water. There's just so many of them and they are are all individual creations, making it hard to generalize...

Jeanne said...

Thank you. You have given me much food for thought for today.