The word ‘cobra’ is the Portuguese word for ‘snake’. In English and some other languages the word has come to be used for any of the various venomous hooded snake species. They can be found from southern Africa to southern Asia, including some islands of Southeast Asia. Most of them, when threatened, can flatten out […]
The gila monster is a species of venomous lizard native to southwestern United States and northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is a large (2′ long), heavy (larger lizards can weigh up exceed 5 lbs), slow-moving lizard. So, despite its venomous nature, the fact that it is slow-moving means that it presents very little danger […]
The scorpion is a predatory arachnid with eight legs, two distinctive grasping claw-like pincers, and a segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger that curves up and back over its body. There are approximately 1,750 different species with only about 25 of them known to be capable of killing a human being. For all others, […]
Myra and I have been friends for 25 years. Over the years, I have watched her art progress from fantastic to simply spectacular. I’ve seen her work in multiple mediums and I have to say that her work in pencil is probably my favorite. She has a wide range of subject matter, from galaxies in airbrush to animals in pencil, each completed with outstanding attention to detail. I’ve commissioned two pieces from her to hang in the lobby of the building where I work. Each piece was completed flawlessly and within the time frame given. I love Myra’s art so much I wish she’d pick up a tattoo gun and put some on me, permanently.
- Judi Brashers-Hansen
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