#Aesculapian
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caasbrey.bsky.social
Aesculapian or Esculapian 1. A qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician. 2. Of, or relating to, medicine. “We all remember the cautionary tale of the good Dr. Jekyll; aesculapian by day, farouche hylden by night.”
October 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
gummitch.bsky.social
www.londonzoo.org/zoo-stories/...
Aesculapian snakes in London | London Zoo
Aesculapian snakes in London
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January 8, 2026 at 8:19 AM
the-independent.com
Aesculapian snake: Britain has a new snake species – but should it be allowed to stay?
Aesculapian snake: Britain has a new snake species – should it be allowed to stay?
If follows two cases of accidental introductions
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
herpetozoa.pensoft.net
This study reports the first documented cases of albino Aesculapian snakes in Hungary.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
grandiloquentwords.bsky.social
Farouche [fuh-ROOSH]
(adj.)
- Having a fierce, wild, or cranky temperament.
- Marked by shyness and lack of social graces; sullen or gloomy.

Used in a sentence:
“Let us not forget the cautionary tale of the good Doctor Jekyll: Aesculapian by day, fiendishly farouche flogger by night!”
A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme for "Farouche", adjective: “Having a fierce, wild, or cranky temperament,” or “Marked by shyness and lack of social graces; sullen or gloomy.” At right, a black-and-white Victorian illustration shows the wild, disheveled Mr. Hyde raising a cane threateningly in a dark street. Example sentence: “Let us not forget the cautionary tale of the good Doctor Jekyll: Aesculapian by day, fiendishly farouche flogger by night!”
August 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
woodpeckers-gerard.bsky.social
Things you find when checking Wryneck nestboxes... Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis longissimus)
May 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
andi74.bsky.social
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) 🐍
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) 🐍
November 5, 2023 at 5:00 PM
libbystigaard.bsky.social
The snek: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian...
Italian Aesculapian snake - Wikipedia
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July 21, 2026 at 3:40 AM
boothicus.bsky.social
Watching BBC Wild London and to learn that a stretch of the Regents Canal I regularly run along at lunch time is home to a population of Aesculapian snakes.
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
libbystigaard.bsky.social
Probably an Italian Aesculapian snake. There are lots of them painted as household guardians with Lares, the son of Mercury, on the frescos in Pompeii. 🐍
drjeball.bsky.social Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · Jul 20
A #Roman mosaic depiction of a snake in a river scene - love the attention to detail in this piece, especially the patterning on its body, & the tongue sticking out 🐍🏺 #Archaeology #MosaicMonday #AncientBlueSky
July 21, 2026 at 3:37 AM
superbreeze.bsky.social
I've come to see where the aesculapian snakes of Camden live. Not hot enough today I imagine but nice to think they're in there or up there somewhere
NOT MY PHOTO - a pic of one of Camden's aesculapian snakes. They live here by the canal near the zoo Are they in these trees? Or maybe they're in the undergrowth?
April 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
lizardkmatt.bsky.social
New paper about Aesculapian snake spatial ecology! 🐍
February 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
superbreeze.bsky.social
Ok, ok, I didn't see an aesculapian snake in Camden but when I got back to Snaresbrook I saw something even better. An osprey flying over my estate. I've daydreamt of seeing one over Eagle Pond and now I have 😊
May 23, 2026 at 1:37 PM
lordbonkers.bsky.social
O O O O that Aesculapian snake -
It’s so elegant
So intelligent
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
caasbrey.bsky.social
Farouche 1. Having a fierce, wild, or cranky temperament. 2. Marked by shyness and lack of social graces; sullen and gloomy. “Let us not forget the cautionary tale of the good Dr. Jekyll; aesculapian by day, fiendishly barouche by night.”
September 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
zoodee.bsky.social
Just found out about a beautiful mutualistic relationship that has recently evolved between aesculapian snakes and humans in the UK. The snakes are able to thrive outside their traditional range by wintering in houses, and in return the humans benefit by getting to have a snake in their attic.
February 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
hauntedtoasters.bsky.social
Internet said they're Aesculapian snakes! They get Lorge (up to 2m) but they're not venomous or dangerous to humans.
Apparently they're escapees or releases from a nearby facility that used to study them, not the zoo.
www.londonzoo.org/zoo-stories/...
Aesculapian snakes in London | London Zoo
Aesculapian snakes in London
www.londonzoo.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 AM
edithcharles.bsky.social
Whichever one of you put a hex on Britain, it worked, keep going
Invasive snake is surviving in Britain by living in attics and walls Britain should be too cold for the invasive Aesculapian snake to survive, but it is thriving by exploiting the warmth of attics, wall cavities and compost heaps
October 19, 2024 at 11:41 AM
themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Jokes aside, this piece is written by an ECR on the project to study these snakes, and the article definitely doesn't go where you think it will. Quite a nice morning read, actually.
Aesculapian snake: Britain has a new snake species – should it be allowed to stay?
If follows two cases of accidental introductions
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
nation.cymru
A new study by Bangor University in collaboration with the Welsh Mountain Zoo has shed light on how the Aesculapian snake has successfully established itself in north Wales after escaping from captivity in the 1960s
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February 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
mjflepage.bsky.social
The aesculapian snake got its name as it was thought to be the snake shown wrapped round the Staff of Aesculapius, a symbol of medicine. Some think the symbol was in fact inspired by the practice of removing guinea worm parasites by winding them around a stick 🧪

www.newscientist.com/article/2451...
Invasive snake is surviving in Britain by living in attics and walls
Britain should be too cold for the invasive Aesculapian snake to survive, but it is thriving by exploiting the warmth of attics, wall cavities and compost heaps
www.newscientist.com
October 19, 2024 at 12:32 PM
catsinfrance.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild. (OK a few more).

Wild boar
Hoopoe
Slow worm
Praying mantis
Fire salamander

All since moving to France

Red squirrel
Aesculapian snake
Adder
Asian hornet
European hornet
Deer of various species
Swallowtail butterfly
Glowworm
chrisinparis.bsky.social ChrisInParis @chrisinparis.bsky.social · Nov 29
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild. (OK a few more)

Whale shark
Dugong
Great White Shark (very close)
Big 5 in Africa
Cheetahs
belovedsnail.bsky.social Beloved Snail (Turn Not Pale) @belovedsnail.bsky.social · Nov 29
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild.

Whale sharks
Sea squirts
One-horned rhino
Pink dolphin (Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin)
Otters!
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
linwelly.bsky.social
oh a beautiful no-danger noodle 🐍never saw an Aesculapian only grass snakes here, I have a video of one I saw on my walk some weeks ago but no video here yet
I do have one of a slow worm I saw as well 🥰
September 26, 2023 at 1:59 PM
mmcarthur.bsky.social
Gustav Klimt :
University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings
"Medicine" (detail) showing "Hygieia" 1901-07

The story in the alt text 👇
In 1907, Gustav Klimt's "Hygeia" was a detail from his controversial Medicine painting, part of the University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings, depicting the goddess of health with an Aesculapian snake, showcasing his Art Nouveau style with vibrant golds, but it faced outrage for perceived pornography and was destroyed in 1945, leaving only photos and sketches as evidence of this masterpiece.
May 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM