About the Project

The ZooTrophy Animal-a-Day project began on October 15th, 2013 as illustrator Angela "LemurKat" Oliver began working her way, systematically but selectively, through the alphabet and presenting, via social media, an illustrated animal to the world. Daily.

All pieces are drawn as 2.5 x 3.5 inch collectible cards, using a combination of polychromos and prismacolor pencils, along with other art materials. Many are still available for purchase ($10) or trade, so drop her an email if anything captures your eye or if there is an animal you wish to request.

It is predicted this project will take her at least two years to complete - with approximately 36 animals being drawn for each letter. She has also used the images to create a collectible hardback encyclopedia series, playing cards and a desk calendar, as well as the ZooTrophy collectible trading card game.

Monday, September 28, 2015

#689: Sea Snake

The Sea Snakes are a subfamily of venomous snakes adapted almost entirely to a marine existence. Many species are laterally flattened, and all have a paddle-like tail. Only one Genus, the Laticauda (which includes this Banded Sea Krait), is capable of moving on land. The other species have greatly reduced scales, rendering them helpless outside the aquatic environment. Sea Snakes feed on fish and small cephalopods. Although most species are considered fairly mild-natured, they are amongst the most venomous of all snakes. These bites are generally quite painless, with no swelling of the wound, but the symptoms include headache and general muscular pain, followed by partial paralysis and the possibility of renal failure or cardiac arrest.

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