Another image using my new snakes, in this case, two Aesculapian Snakes along with the included "Rod of Aesculapius" prop and snake poses. The Aesculapian snake has been of cultural and historical significance for its role in ancient Greek, Roman, and Illyrian mythology and derived symbolism. The symbol for the medical profession, the Rod of Aesculapius, and the symbol for Pharmacology, the Bowl of Hygieia, both use the Aesculapian Snake. Asclepius (or Aesculapius in Latin) was a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. He was the son of Apollo. The Aesculapian Snake's range covers most of France, except in the north (up to about the latitude of Paris), the Spanish Pyrenees and the eastern side of the Spanish northern coast, Italy (except the south and Sicily), all of the Balkan peninsula down to Greece and Asia Minor and parts of Central and Eastern Europe up until about the 49th parallel in the eastern part of the range (Switzerland, Austria, South Moravia (Podyjí/Thayatal in Austria) in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, south Poland (mainly Bieszczady/Bukovec Mountains in Slovakia), Romania, south-west Ukraine). They are nonverminous, and its prey is mostly small mammals such as shrews, moles, and rodents up to the size of rats. It's a big snake with the record size being 225 cm (7.38 ft) in length.