Reptiles On Stamps?

Today is Reptile Awareness Day! Here is an image of a stamp depicting a ground skink (Scincella lateralis), designed by Bang Jae-ki, printed by photogravure, and issued by (South) Korea on March 5, 1996, Scott No. 1866, plus a photo. Cute little fella, huh?

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Crocodile, printed by lithography, and issued by Kenya on October 9, 1997 as one of a set of five stamps promoting tourism, Scott No. 725.

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In the USA, June 2 is "Yell 'Fudge' at the Cobras in North America Day." In order to keep poisonous cobra snakes out of North America, all citizens are asked to go outdoors at noon local time and yell the word "fudge!" Evidently, fudge makes cobras gag, so the mere mention of it makes them "turn tail" and slither away.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), designed by Belgian artist Jean Van Noten (1903-1982), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier, S.A.), and issued by Rwanda on January 30, 1967, Scott No. 197, plus a photo. Fudge!

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Celebrate World Snake Day! http://voices.nationalgeographic.co...y-july-16th/

The jubo, or Cuban racer (Cubophis cantherigerus, aka Alsophis cantherigerus), printed by lithography, and issued by Cuba on October 10, 1984, Scott No. 2737, plus a photo.

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Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus, aka Caiman sclerops), printed by lithography, and issued by Surinam on August 20, 1969, Scott No. 362, plus a photo.

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Honduras 2014 Iguana and eyelash viper.
Taken from an 8-stamp issue on the Conservation of La Vida Silvestre.

Saint Lucia
Endangered Reptiles
August 8, 1984
Pygmy Gecko (Sphaerodactylus crolepis)
Maria Island ground lizard (Cnemidophorus vanzoi)
Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
Couresse snake (Dromicus ornatus)

Serbia
Fauna - Reptiles
May 21, 2012
Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)
Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis taurica)
European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)
European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)

Argentina
Fauna - Reptiles (Official semipostal stamps)
August 24, 2002
Argentine Boa (Boa constrictor occidentalis)
Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare)
Black-and-white Tegu (Tupinambis merianae)
Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)

Yugoslavia
Reptiles
June 8, 1962
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina veriegata)
Levant Water Frog (Rana ridibunda)
European Pond Turtle (Ernys orbicularis)
Italian Wall Lizard (Lacerta sicula)
European Green Lizard (Lacerta viridis)
European Ratsnake (Coluber leopardinus)
Common European Adder (Vipera Berus)

Tuvalu
Reptiles - Lizards
July 30, 1986
Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
Oceanic Stump-toed Gecko (Gehyra oceanica)
Azure-tailed Skink (Emoia cyanura)
Moth Skink (Lipinia noctua)

Guatemala
Endangered Animals - Lizards
July 4, 2014
Abronia vasconcelosii
Abronia fimbriata
Abronia meledona
Abronia frosti

Cyprus
Reptiles
September 14, 1992
Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)
Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica)
Cyprus lizard (Lacerta laevis troodica)
Cyprus whip snake (Coluber cypriensis)

Hungary
Nature Conservation - Reptiles
July 26, 1989
Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
European green lizard (Lacerta lacerta viridis)
Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
Meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis)
European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)

Jamaica
50 Anniversary of the Natural History Society of Jamaica
July 29, 1991
The stamps showcase the Jamaican Iguana (Cyclura collei)