Jet

Model:

• Fabric = 28 count Cashel, top in Echo and bottom in Helix by Picture This
• Pattern size = 13‚Äú x 3‚Äú (14 ct.)
• Stitch count = 185 x 39
  
• Stitched 2 over 2

About the design:

This is the red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) from the eastern coast of Australia. Like many of the snakes in that country, the black snake is venomous. They belong to the Elapidae, a family of snakes that includes cobras and sea snakes, but the venom of the black snake breaks down muscle tissue, prevents blood from clotting, and is not often life-threatening. They tend to freeze or try to escape when disturbed and will only threaten defensively or bite when harassed. Red bellied black snakes are mostly found in wet habitats and feed on a wide range of vertebrate prey species. They grow to 1.5 - 2 meters (5 - 6.5 feet) in length and can flatten the body just behind the head when they feel threatened. I originally stitched her on the darker cloth as my donation to the Kansas Herpetological Society auction, but wasn’t sure she was visible enough (although that is my favorite version). So, I stitched her again on a lighter cloth.