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Cecrops I: the mythical first King of Athens was half man, half snake. Chaac: the Maya civilization rain god, depicted in iconography with a human body showing reptilian or amphibian scales, and with a non-human head evincing fangs and a long, pendulous nose. Dragon Kings: creatures from Chinese mythology sometimes depicted as reptilian humanoids.
In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. [1] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as storms, shipwrecks, and drownings (cf. § Omens ...
Little People – various fairy/elf-like beings believed in across North America. Some are a couple inches tall and look like humans, some a couple feet and are hairy or look ugly, some take the form of human children. Different types can be mischievous, evil or beneficial. Mesingw – (Algonquian) Lenape name for the spirit of the forests.
Their fangs rarely have enough venom to kill a human but commonly cause painful swelling and discoloration. Common snakes Washington is also home to three species of garter snakes, some of the ...
The jiaoren (蛟 人 "flood dragon people" or 鮫 人 "shark people") [39] [e] that appear in medieval writings are considered to be references to merfolk. [3] [41] [42] This mythical southern mermaid or merman is recorded in Ren Fang 's Shuyi ji "Records of Strange Things" (early 6th century CE). [44] [45]
“The idea that something is out there has always fascinated people, and the desire to be the lucky one who happens to encounter one gives life a higher purpose,” says Dr. Compora. This article ...
Today we can find various snake species in stages of this hypothesized development. There are the highly efficient envenoming machines - like the rattlesnakes - with large capacity venom storage, hollow fangs that swing into position immediately before the snake bites, and spare fangs ready to replace those damaged or lost.
A recent Washington Post analysis of government data between 2001 and 2013 found that the main culprits are flying insects such as bees, wasps, and hornets which kill an average of 58 people annually.