Albertus Magnus [ca. 1200-1280 CE] (De animalibus, Book 25, 31): Falitusus is a party-colored snake of the second category. Its bite is comparable to that of vipers and causes necrosis and a type of soft edema encountered in a patient with hydrops; it also causes profound sleep. oblivion, and morbid affections of the liver, colon and jejunum. - [Scanlan]