#lancehead

Chocoan Lancehead (Bothrops punctatus), family Viperidae, Choco region of Ecuador

Venomous.

Assorted That's Freedom Guyra pages, a comic I drew between 2007 and roughly 2014.

Seeing these pages again is immensely nostalgic. it reminds me of times where I had no other pressures or obligations than studying, and could afford to pour a really big amount of hours per page.

Which really brings me to miss these times. Not just because of having a LOT more free time, by itself, but because those times happened before I started talking to someone I've long cut any contact with.

I don't think this comic was particularly strong, plot wise, and it contained a lot of cringe (e.g. the characters unnecessarily swearing, like edgly teens). But honestly? I love it the way it is, with its imperfections and cringe. When I drew these pages, I wasn't thinking of whether the dialogue was good, I wasn't even thinking about the pages probably being too dark. I just drew what I liked, how I liked, and it was that. Some pages were still stressing, but they were my personal stress. And to this day, I'm incredibly fond of them.

I've been thinking about this comic again, and toying with the idea of, while I won't be finishing the comic, maybe give its script a good read again, and tell which few interested readers might remain the rest of the story. I would do this via a series of sketches and short descriptions. Just to give some closure to those who, bach then, used to look out for pages.

Classification of venomous snakes and comprehensive information on snake bites, first aid, treatment, and prevention: (in alphabetical order)

Acanthophis antarcticus (Common Death Adder)

Agkistrodon bilineatus (Mexican Cantil)

Agkistrodon contortrix (Copperhead)

Agkistrodon laticinctus (Broad Banded Copperhead)

Agkistrodon piscivorus (Cottonmouth)

Agkistrodon taylori (Castellana)

Ahaetulla nasuta (Long Nosed Whip Snake)

Aipysurus apraefrontalis (Short-Nosed Sea Snake) - true sea snake; Timor Sea; inhabits shallow coral reef waters;

Aipysurus duboisii (Dubois' Sea Snake) - slightly aggressive; true sea snake; north of Australia and parts of southwestern Pacific Ocean; inhabits shallow reef waters and sandy bottoms;

Aipysurus eydouxii (Spine-Tailed Sea Snake) - not easily provoked; true sea snake; north of Australia and around tropical islands of Southeastern Asia; inhabits shallow bay waters and muddy estuarine bottoms;

Aipysurus foliosquama (Leaf-Scaled Sea Snake) - true sea snake; Timor Sea; inhabits shallow coral reef waters and seagrass bottoms;

Aipysurus fuscus (Dusky Sea Snake) - true sea snake; Timor Sea and Java Sea; inhabits shallow reef waters and sandy sea bottoms;

Aipysurus laevis (Olive Brown Sea Snake) - highly venomous and inquisitive; true sea snake; north of Australia and southwestern Pacific Ocean; inhabits coral reef waters;

Aipysurus pooleorum (Shark Bay Sea Snake) - highly venomous; true sea snake; Shark Bay, west of Australia; inhabits limestone reefs, seabed, and seagrass floor;

Amphiesma stolatum (Buff Striped Keelback)

Aspidelaps lubricus (Cape Coral Snake)

Aspidelaps scutatus (Shield Nose Snake)

Atheris squamigera (African Bush Viper)

Atractaspis bibronii (Bibron's Burrowing Asp)

Atractaspis dahomeyensis (Dahomey Burrowing Asp)

Atractaspis engaddensis (Palestinian Mole Viper)

Atractaspis microlepidota (Small Scaled Burrowing Asp)

Atropoides picadoi (Picado's Jumping Pitviper)

Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead)

Azemiops feae (Fea's Viper)

Bitis arietans (Puff Adder)

Bitis atropos (Cape Mountain Adder)

Bitis caudalis (Horned Puff Adder)

Bitis cornuta (Western Many Horned Adder)

Bitis gabonica (Central African Gaboon Viper)

Bitis nasicornis (Rhinoceros Viper)

Bitis parviocula (Ethiopian Mountain Adder)

Bitis rhinoceros (West African Gaboon Viper)

Boiga cyanea (Green Cat Snake)

Boiga dendrophila (Mangrove Snake)

Boiga irregularis (Brown Tree Snake)

Bothriechis lateralis (Side Striped Palm Viper)

Bothriechis nigroviridis (Black Speckled Palm Pitviper)

Bothriechis schlegelii (Eyelash Palm Pitviper)

Bothrops alternatus (Urutú)

Bothrops asper (Terciopelo)

Bothrops atrox (Common Lancehead)

Bothrops ayerbei (Ayerbe's Lancehead)

Bothrops caribbaeus (Saint Lucia Lancehead)

Bothrops cotiara (Cotiara)

Bothrops diporus (Chaco Lancehead)

Bothrops erythromelas (Caatinga Lancehead)

Bothrops fonsecai (Fonseca's Lancehead)

Bothrops insularis (Golden Lancehead Viper)

Bothrops itapetiningae (São Paulo Lancehead)

Bothrops jararaca (Jararaca)

Bothrops jararacussu (Jararacussu)

Bothrops lanceolatus (Martinique Lancehead)

Bothrops leucurus (Whitetail Lancehead)

Bothrops mattogrossensis (Mato Grosso Lanzenotter)

Bothrops moojeni (Brazilian Lancehead)

Bothrops neuwiedi (Neuwied's Lancehead)

Bothrops pauloensis (Black Faced Lancehead)

Bothrops taeniatus (Speckled Forest Pitviper)

Bungarus caeruleus (Indian Krait)

Bungarus candidus (Blue Krait)

Bungarus fasciatus (Banded Krait)

Bungarus flaviceps (Red Headed Krait)

Bungarus multicinctus (Many Banded Krait)

Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan Pitviper) - highly venomous and irritable; Southeastern Asia; terrestrial and usually nocturnal; often found near agricultural lands;

Causus rhombeatus (Common Night Adder)

Cerastes cerastes (Horned Viper)

Cerastes gasperettii (Arabian Horned Viper)

Cerastes vipera (Sahara Sand Viper)

Cerrophidion godmani (Godman's Montane Pitviper)

Cerrophidion sasai (Costa Rica Montane Pitviper)

The Tidwell Knife and Tool Lance Head knives will be available soon. These are hand forged, #95 marigold paracord wrapped. These two feature a snake spine. Will have a custom kydex sheath.

Other variants will be cheaper, no snake spine, kydex sheath, #95 paracord wrapped handle.

The Osborne's Lancehead (Bothrops osbornei) is venomous pitviper species from south America that inhabits the forests of Peru and Ecuador.

Golden Lancehead (Bothrops insularis), family Viperidae, endemic to Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brazil

Venomous.