Seps (legendary creature)

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Seps (Bestiary Harley MS 3244, ff 36r-71v, 13th century, British Library).
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Seps (Royal Bestiary MS 12 C XIX; 1200-1210).

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A seps is a legendary snake from medieval bestiaries. They were said to have extremely corrosive venom that liquefied their prey.[1]

Lucan's Pharsalia refers to its appearance and the effects of its poison. Template:Poemquote

Shelley in Prometheus Unbound writes: Template:Poemquote

Similarly, the seps is described as "a small snake which consumes with its poison not just the body but the bones" in the medieval Aberdeen Bestiary.[2]

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  2. Aberdeen Bestiary, folio 69v.

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