Decades later, Richard, 55, now identifies as Tiamat – preferring to be referred to as ‘it’ instead of she or he.
Tiamat, who lives in New Mexico, recently undertook an extreme operation that involved cutting back both of its ears in a procedure known as the ‘double Van Gogh’.
Taking inspiration from JK Rowling’s Voldemort character, Tiamat also decided to have its nose re-shaped to compliment it's reptilian features.
As well as covering his body in scales made up of tattoos, their bizarre modifications include forehead horn implants and green eye staining.
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| Richard Hernandez with his young son before transitioning and going under the knife |
"(First) I got my subdermal brow implants.
“The second outwardly visible reptilian feature came to life when I had snake scales added to my face.
“I am presently 95 per cent covered in snake scale outline...
“I hope to enable people to have an appreciation for the art of body modification.”
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| Over 95 per cent of Tiamat's body is tattooed in an intricate scales design |
Tiamat said: “What I like about body mods is everything from the aesthetic appeal, the sexual pleasure, the shock value and most important of all, personal gratification and spiritual significance.”
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end time, this is monster
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