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Stabler reportedly joked that Snake Venom Cola “tasted about like its name.”

Ken Stabler’s Snake Venom Cola, circa 1980 to 1981.  The beverage was branded around professional quarterback Ken Stabler’s famous nickname, “The Snake,” using a fanged snake and venom imagery as a playful commercial identity.  The can illustrates the use of…

Ken Stabler’s Snake Venom Cola represents an unusual intersection of professional football, commercial advertising, beverage history, and snake imagery in American popular culture.  The cola was associated with quarterback Ken Stabler during his Houston Oilers years, approximately 1980 to 1981,…

Vintage brass demitasse snake spoon. I had to look it up too. Demitasse is from French meaning half cup. Snake Form Brass Demitasse Spoon, probably circa 1920s.  Art Nouveau or Art Nouveau influenced.  Maker and country of origin not verified. …

Snake / serpent form specialty spoon, probably a sugar spoon. The snake is incorporated into the physical structure of the utensil.  Its sinuous body forms the handle, while the modeled head serves as the terminal.  The head includes individually modeled…