Copperhead
by Charles R. Trahan 2024
acrylic 12 x 10 floater framed
textured
The Copperhead is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper, mainly found in eastern North America, but ranging through most of North America. It favors deciduous forest and mixed woodlands. It may occupy rock outcroppings and ledges, but is also found in low-lying, swampy regions. During the winter, it hibernates in dens or limestone crevices, often together with timber rattlesnakes and black rat snakes.
Meller's Chameleon displayed in STAAA Tactile exhibit
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Banded Pit Viper
by Charles R. Trahan 2025
acrylic 11-1/4 x 9-1/4 floater framed
The banded pit viper grows to 18 in. in length. It is found only on Djampea Island, Indonesia. All pit vipers are venomous. They have hollow fangs that work like hypodermic needles to inject venom. They are distinguished by the presence of a heat-sensing pit organ located between the eye and the nostril on both sides of the head. These are the external openings to a pair of sensitive infrared-detecting organs, which give the snakes a sixth sense to find the warm-blooded prey on which they feed. Even deprived of their senses of sight and smell, these snakes can still strike accurately at moving objects.
Fowler's Toad
by Charles R. Trahan 2023
acrylic 12 x 10 floater framed
Fowler's Toad is a species of toad native to North America, where it occurs in much of the eastern United States and parts of adjacent Canada. Their range extends throughout most of the southeastern and eastern United States and parts of southeastern Canada. They reside in areas near temporary or permanent wetlands as well as forested areas.
3-D effect with real sand.
Mallard Drake
by Charles R. Trahan 2023
acrylic 9-3/4 x 12 floater framed
Mallard Drake. Mallards range throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. Drakes (males) have green heads, while the hens (females) have mainly brown-speckled plumage. They live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in flocks.
Critter Collection by Charles R. Trahan
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Mojave Rattlesnake displayed in STAAA Miniature Marvels exhibit
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Mojave Rattlesnake
by Charles R. Trahan 2024
acrylic 11-1/4 x 9-1/4 floater framed
textured with real sand
The Mojave Rattlesnake or Mojave green is a venomous pit viper found in the deserts of the southwestern United States and deep into mainland Mexico. They grow to an average total length of less than 3.3 ft., with a maximum total length of 4 ft. for males and 3 ft. for females. They closely resemble the Western Diamondback. They are extremely feared for their deadly venom that can easily kill a human being if not treated in time. Two subspecies produce two variants of venom: type A is a highly potent neurotoxin which is the most deadly venom of all rattlesnakes; type B is a hemotoxin which is about 10 times less potent than type A.
Meller's Chameleon
by Charles R. Trahan 2023
acrylic 11-1/2 x 9-1/2 floater framed
3-D effect using gesso and salt for contouring and skin texture.
Meller's Chameleon is the largest species of chameleon from the African mainland (chameleons not native to Madagascar). Dr. Meller, to whom this species is dedicated, was botanist Charles James Meller (1836-1869) who worked in the area that is now Malawi.