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Amur rat snake, Korean rat snake, Russian rat snake 먹구렁이 or 흑질백장 when black, 황구렁이 when brown/yellow Common throughout mainland; not found on Jeju Elaphe taeniura taeniura [5] Cope Korean beauty snake 줄꼬리뱀 Found only in North Korea Gloydius brevicauda [6] Stejneger, 1907 Short-tailed mamushi 살모사
Paemshillang: Kurŏngdŏngdŏngshinsŏnbi (Korean: 뱀신랑: 구렁덩덩신선비; RR: Baemsillang: Gureongdeongdeong sinseonbi; lit. The Snake Husband: The Divine Serpent Scholar) is a Korean folktale about a woman married to a snake (baem) who breaks a promise with her husband (sillang) and conquers adversity to reunite with him. [1]
Lycodon rufozonatus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.The species is native to East Asia.It is medium-sized, nocturnal, and is considered non-venomous.Two subspecies are recognised: one of which, L. r. walli, is restricted to the Ryukyu Archipelago; the other, L. r. rufozonatus (Cantor 1842), is found in only in Korea & China.
Elaphe anomala commonly known as the Korean rat snake, GuReongEe is a non-venomous species of colubrid snake known from China and Korea. [2] Its common names include Amur ratsnake, southern Amur ratsnake. It is a semi-arboreal snake that can be found in grasslands, dry scrub, rocky areas, and on the banks of rivers and lakes. It grows to 150 ...
One particular Korean legend speaks of the great King Munmu, who on his deathbed wished to become a "Dragon of the East Sea in order to protect Korea". The Korean dragon is in many ways very similar in appearance to other East Asian dragons such as the Chinese and Japanese dragons. It differs from the Chinese dragon in that it developed a ...
Significant finds of pottery, bronze-ware and even gold depictions of snakes have been made throughout the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The Bronze Age and Iron Age metallurgical centre of Saruq Al Hadid has yielded probably the richest trove of such objects, although finds have been made bearing snake symbols in Bronze Age sites at Rumailah, Bithnah and Masafi.
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Eopsin (Korean: 업신; Hanja: 業神) is the goddess of the storage and wealth in Korean mythology and shamanism. She is one of the Gasin , or deities that protect the house. However, unlike other Gasin, who were believed to embody pots, paper, and other inanimate objects, Eopsin is special in that she appears in an animal form.