The Velachif is a giant and hideous snake found above the lake of Tenochtitlan. It is amphibious like a crocodile, and extremely venomous; death is virtually certain if bitten by one. A velachif has a rounded head, a parrot-like beak, and a colorful, predominantly red body.
The inhabitants of Mexico frequently hunt it. Its flesh is of excellent quality.
References
Thevet, A. (1575) La Cosmographie Universelle. Guillaume Chaudiere, Paris.
I really like the quality of the coloring in this one.
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Thanks, still trying to get the hang of it!
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Reminds me of Froot Loops
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Toucan Sam is back, and he knows you’ve been eating Trix
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Comme l’a dit le commentaire précédant, les couleurs sont magnifique.
This snake is beautiful 🙂
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Well, this creature is WAY larger than I originally thought is ABC. Hooray for poisonous parrot snake-demons!
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oh boy, another one from ABCs of AbC.
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what do you mean by ABC? is some other site about cryptid or what? sorry im new on this page.
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A Book of Creatures – ABC 🙂
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How would you kill one?
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Very carefully.
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reminds me of mboi tui. Is it possible they’re the same?
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Kind of far away to be related, but who knows?
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