Creatures by Type
: Serpents
(fabulous)
Overview
- Remarkable creatures related to snakes.
Amphiptere
- A small winged serpent related to the wyvern. (
Arabian
)
Amphisbaena
- A two headed serpent with glowing eyes. (
Greek
)
Basilisk
- A small serpent able to liquify flesh with its touch. (
Roman
)
Chimera
- A creature that appears to be a combination of animals, usually goat, lion, and serpent. Can be multi-headed. (
Greek
)
Fury
- A female deity of blood vengeance with snakes for hair. (
Greek
)
Gorgon
- A winged female being with live snakes for hair. (
Greek
)
Guivre
- A snakelike creature with a huge dragon head. (
French
)
Hydra
- Any large sea serpent or dragon with more than one head. (
Greek
)
Jaracacas
- A vampiric creature that appears in the form of a snake. (
Brazilian
)
Jaculus
- A small winged serpent related to the wyvern. (
Arabian
)
Jormungandr
- A serpent long enough to reach around the world and grasp its own tail in its mouth. (
Scandinavian
)
Leviathan
- An immense sea creature with a long serpentine body that is coiled in rings. (
Hebrew
)
Medusa
- A winged female being with live snakes for hair. (
Greek
)
Melusine
- A sometimes winged being with an upper body that resembles a woman and a fish or serpent-like lower body. (
Celtic
)
Naga
- A divine snake-like being with human attributes. (
Hindu
)
Nix
- A shapeshifter that can appear as a human, snake, fish, or mermaid. (
German
)
Questing Beast
- A large, hoofed monster that appears to be part snake and part lion. (
European
)
Quetzalcoatl
- A feathered serpent deity. (
Aztec
)
Sea Serpent
- An immense snake-like creature found mostly in temperate areas of the open ocean. (
Prevalent
)
Wyrm
- A very large or very old serpent or dragon. (
English
)
Xiuhcoatl
- The fire serpent of Aztec mythology. (
Aztec
)
Zaltys
- A small gaurdian snake that brings good fortune. (
Baltic
)
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