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Snakes are a common occurrence in myths for a multitude of cultures. The Hopi people of North America viewed snakes as symbols of healing, transformation, and fertility. Snakes in Mexican folk culture tell about the fear of the snake to the pregnant women where the snake attacks the umbilical cord. [1]
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Echidna, the wife of Typhon in Greek mythology, was half woman, half snake. Fu Xi: serpentine founding figure from Chinese mythology. Glycon: a Roman snake god who had the head of a man. The Gorgons: Sisters in Greek mythology who had serpents for hair. The Lamiai: female phantoms from Greek mythology depicted as half woman, half-serpent.
La Llorona (Latin America) – Death spirit associated with drowning; Lamassu (Akkadian and Sumerian) – Protective spirit with the form of a winged bull or human-headed lion; Lambton Worm – Giant worm; Lamia – Child-devouring monster with an upper body of a woman and a tail of a snake; Lamiak – Water spirit with duck-like feet
The cerastes is a creature described in Greek mythology as a snake with either two large ram-like horns or four pairs of smaller horns. Isidore of Seville described it as hunting by burying itself in sand while leaving its horns visible, and attacking creatures that came to investigate them.
According to folklore, the distinguishing feature of a hoop snake is that it can grasp its tail in its jaws, like the ouroboros of Greek mythology, and roll after its prey like a wheel. [1] [2] In one version of the myth, the snake straightens out at the last second, skewering its victim with its venomous tail. The only escape is to hide behind ...
Nephilim (Abrahamic mythology) – Gigantic sons of Grigori and human women; Nereid – Nymph daughters of Nereus; Ngen – Nature spirit; Nguruvilu – Fox-like water snake; Nian – Predatory animal; Night hag (Worldwide) – Supernatural creature, commonly associated with the phenomenon of sleep paralysis.
Rainbow Serpent (Australian Aboriginal) – Snake; Rakshasa (Buddhist and Hindu) – Shapeshifting demon; Ramidreju – Extremely long, weasel-like animal; Raróg – Whirlwind spirit; Raven Mocker – Life-draining spirit; Raven Spirit (Native American, Norse, and Siberian) – Trickster spirit; Ratatoskr – Squirrel spirit