Jul 2, 2019
SNAKE DOCTOR
2018 Softcut print 12 x 17,5 cm
by Núria Romeu Caudet
In the Southern United States, dragonflies are often called snake doctors or snake’s servants due to the folk belief that they follow snakes around and stitch up their wounds if they’re injured.
The dragonfly has other nicknames around the world, such as eye poker, eye snatcher, ear cutter, devil’s needle, adderbolt, horse stinger, the witches’ animal, devil’s darning needle, devil’s horse, etc.