Beast

Sources : Andrius

Albertus Magnus [ca. 1200-1280 CE] (De animalibus, Book 25, 5): Andrius is a snake of the first category; when it lives in the water, the Greeks call it andris; when its residence is in the fields or forest, it is named kedududuras. This snake is smaller, of broader head, more baneful and more dangerous than the silent asp. Immediately after it strikes, a severe pain ensues and the site of the puncture becomes highly inflamed. In due time, the locus of the bite turns green and becomes purulent. The victim suffers from dizziness, vomiting of foul-smelling bile, uncoordinated movements and loss of energy. Unusually he dies in three hours; when he survives the third hour, one may conclude he was bitten by the aqueous variety of the species, or he has an unusually strong constitution. Even though he may escape death, he will be saddled with lifelong disabilities from which he will never be freed. - [Scanlan]