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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