Siren (Serpent)
Latin name: | Siren |
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An snake so poisonous that those bitten die before they feel pain
General Attributes
The name siren is usually used for the beast part woman, part fish and/or bird; it is also the name of a snake.
The name siren has been used for a snake with wings; Isidore of Seville says that in Arabia there are winged snakes called sirens whose bite is followed by death before pain. This description seems to be a combination of that of the dipsa and the jaculus.