"and 1962, two of which were fatal. The South African Vaccine Producers manufactures a monovalent antivenom for use in boomslang envenomations. The monovalent antivenom was first developed during the '40s. Treatment of bites may also require complete blood transfusions, especially after 24 to 48 hours without antivenom. The boomslang is a timid snake, and bites generally occur only when people attempt to handle, catch, or kill the animal. When confronted and cornered, it inflates its neck and assumes an ""S""-shaped striking pose. The above data suggest that the boomslang is unlikely to be a significant source of human fatalities throughout"
"before he died if he wanted medical care, but he refused because it would upset the symptoms he was documenting. Boomslang venom works by causing disseminated intravascular coagulation, a condition in which so many small clots form in the blood that the victim loses the ability to clot further and bleeds to death. He died 24 hours after the bite, bleeding in his lungs, kidneys, heart, and brain. Marlin Perkins, who was then the director of the Lincoln Park Zoo, had sent the snake to Schmidt's lab at the Field Museum in Chicago for identification. Schmidt was one of the"
"bite (a so-called ""dry bite""), so after a few hours without any noticeable effects, victims of boomslang bites may wrongly believe that their injury is not serious or life-threatening. An adult boomslang has 1.6 to 8 mg of venom. Its median lethal dose (LD) in mice is 0.1 mg/kg (intravenously). 0.071 mg/kg(IV) has also been reported. In 1957, herpetologist Karl Schmidt died after being bitten by a juvenile boomslang, which he doubted could produce a fatal dose. He made notes on the symptoms he experienced almost to the end. D. S. Chapman reported eight serious envenomations by boomslangs between 1919"
"and a boomerang – described as being a large, heavy, gently curving object that does not return on account of being stuck in the ribcage of what it was thrown at. He doesn't speak unless he has to, and only speaks in a whisper when he does – and the ground rumbles slightly at even that. As described in ""The Last Continent"", he doesn't dare raise his voice in ""the shadow world"" lest he raise mountains as well. The Discworld's version of Father Christmas or Santa Claus. He wears a red, fur-lined cloak, and rides a sleigh pulled by four"
"Gibberling A gibberling is a fictional humanoid creature in the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" fantasy role-playing game. The gibberling first appeared in the first edition in the original ""Fiend Folio"" (1981). They were created by Underworld Oracle. The gibberling appeared in second edition in the ""Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix"" (1992), and reprinted in the ""Monstrous Manual"" (1993). The gibberling appeared for the Forgotten Realms setting in the ""Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting"" boxed set (1993). The brood gibberling of the Far Realm appeared in the ""Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four"" (1998). The gibberling appeared as a player character race in ""Dragon"""
"can discharge a bolt of energy several feet away. A boggart can magically confuse other creatures by yelling, screaming, shouting, whistling, banging, pounding, thumping, or otherwise making noise. A boggart can also become invisible for short periods. Favorite humanoid forms to take include a small halfling, young gnome, a goblin imp, young xvart, or norker neut. As a will-o'-wisp a boggart is smaller and brighter. The boggart appeared in the ""Tome of Horrors"" (2002) from Necromancer Games. Boggart (Dungeons & Dragons) In the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" fantasy role-playing game, the boggart is a type of fictional monster. The boggart first"
"Boomsong’s stream snake Boomsong's stream snake (""Isanophis boonsongi""), also known as Boomsong's keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae (keelbacks). It is monotypic in the genus Isanophis. The species is endemic to Thailand. The Boomsong's stream snake is a rare snake only known from 3 collections. It was originally described as ""Parahelicops boonsongi"" in 1958 on the basis of a single collection and has since been argued by different authors to fall within either ""Parahelicops"" or ""Opisthotropis"". Most recently, a 2015 study described a new genus, ""Isanophis"", to accommodate this species on the basis of"
"Grootslang The Grootslang or Grote Slang (Afrikaans and Dutch for ""big snake"") is a legendary creature that is reputed to dwell in a deep cave in the Richtersveld, South Africa. According to legend, the Grootslang is a primordial creature as old as the world itself. Tales state that gods (who were new to the crafting of things) made a terrible mistake in the Grootslang's creation, and gave it tremendous strength, cunning, and intellect. Realizing their mistake, the gods split the Grootslang into separate creatures and thus created the first elephants and the first snakes. But one of the original Grootslangs"
"Snotling A Snotling is a fantasy creature from the universe of the Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 books and games. Snotlings are greenskins, and are cousins of Goblins (Gretchin) and Orcs (Orks), smaller than the former and dumber than the latter, often used by them as cannon fodder, food or even cannon missiles. They are on the lowest rung of greenskin society and are bullied by all including grots. Snotlings often wield mushrooms or sticks into battle. Snotlings are small, green creatures that often accompany orcs or orks and goblins in raids, WAAAGHs! or defense battles. They either fight in"
"are typically described as shape-shifters. Stories recount aswangs living as regular townspeople that are quiet, shy and elusive. At night, they transform into creatures such as a bat, bird (usually a crow), wild boar, black cat, or most often, a big black dog. They love to eat unborn fetuses and small children, favoring livers and hearts. Some have long proboscises, which they use to suck the children out of their mothers' wombs when they are sleeping in their homes. Some are so thin that they can hide themselves behind a bamboo post. They are fast and silent. Some also make"
"Ro-langs A ro-langs is a zombie-like creature from Tibetan folklore. Ro is the word for corpse and Langs is the perfect tense of ""to rise up"", so Ro-Langs literally means ""a risen corpse"". A ro-langs is usually created by a gdon spirit, or a sorcerer. A ro-langs cannot speak or bend over, it signals its victims by wagging its tongue back and forth. They can not bend at any joints, which makes them walk with a stiff-armed lurch. In regions of Tibet there are low doorways to keep the ro-langs out. The tantric types of ro-langs are raised from the"
"sub-montane forests and may be aquatic or semi-aquatic, feeding on frogs and fishes. The genus name ""Isanophis"" refers to Isan, a northeastern region of Thailand where it has been found, and ""ophis"" (Greek), meaning snake. The specific name, ""boonsongi"", commemorates Thai zoologist and conservationist Dr. Boonsong Lekagul. Boomsong’s stream snake Boomsong's stream snake (""Isanophis boonsongi""), also known as Boomsong's keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae (keelbacks). It is monotypic in the genus Isanophis. The species is endemic to Thailand. The Boomsong's stream snake is a rare snake only known from 3 collections. It was"
"Vykkers, but have only two sets of limbs; and Big Bro Sligs are bigger and more powerful versions of the original Sligs. The Fuzzles are small, furry, spheroidal predator-scavengers; Meeps resemble sheep, but with only one limb and one eye; and the Gabbit is an amphibian species whose single hind leg serves as both foot and flukes. The GameSpeak feature was modified in ""Stranger's Wrath"", with a single talk button that caused the Stranger to say something appropriate to the situation. This context-sensitive GameSpeak also worked for questioning the Clakker and Grubb townsfolk. This change made the talk button more"
"understand Abyssal (they are surprisingly intelligent). Some believe there to be a Howler unique language in the howls, but it cannot be deciphered. They are chaotic evil in alignment. Howler (Dungeons & Dragons) In the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" fantasy role-playing game, the howler is an outsider from planes dominated by evil forces, e.g... the lower planes. It resembles a furless monkey crossed with a sickly dog, and has a vaguely human-like face. It is grey in color, with the slightest hints of violet. For no apparent reason, its shoulders jut sharply up in ugly extremities. Growing along its back and"
"also loves animals. She exhibits the ability to both understand multiple languages and communicate with various animals (squirrels, cats, monsters), and her unique power is emitting supersonic waves with her voice. In ""Powerpuff Girls Z"" the anime version of Bubbles is named as / Rolling Bubbles (ローリング・バブルス ""Rōringu Baburusu"") in the original Japanese version while she is still named Bubbles in the English dubbed version. She is depicted as the second member of the Powerpuff Girls Z team who uses a bubble wand as her signature weapon. Compared to her original counterpart, who is known for being the most childish"
"voiced the character one last time in the 1989 TV special ""Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports"". Blanc used a voice similar to Yosemite Sam's for Mr. Spacely on ""The Jetsons"". Yosemite Sam Yosemite Sam is an American animated cartoon character in the ""Looney Tunes"" and ""Merrie Melodies"" series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The name is somewhat alliterative and is inspired by Yosemite National Park. Along with Elmer Fudd, he is the de facto archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He is commonly depicted as an extremely aggressive gunslinging prospector, outlaw, pirate, or cowboy with a hair-trigger temper and"
"Goblinoid Goblinoids are a category of humanoid legendary creatures related to the goblin. The term originated in the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" fantasy role-playing game, in which goblins and related creatures are a staple of random encounters. Goblinoids are typically barbaric foes of the various human and ""demihuman"" races. Even though goblinoids in modern fantasy fiction are derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's orcs, in his Middle-earth ""orc"" and ""goblin"" were names for the same race of creatures. Amitok: White-furred Arctic hobgoblins. Bakemono: (Originally a shape-shifting Obake from Japanese folklore.) Bakemonos are the ""goblins"" of the Shadowlands—small, powerfully muscled humanoids with"
"(a mole that uses his drill-shaped horn), Snow Lemur (a lemur that lives on a mountain), Baby Zoboomafooasaurus and Zoboomafooasaurus (dinosaurs that the animals often play on), Buggly (a bug that Zoboo rides on), Fibby (a sea creature with several parts including a tentacle and a crab leg) and Cy (a levitating one-eyed squid introduced in the second season). These segments are animated, using clay animation and feature distinct voices for each character. After the first Zobooland story, Zoboomafoo, Chris and Martin receive a letter from the Animal Helpers (Jackie in the first season), who show children how to help"
"Bobbi-Bobbi In myths of the Binbinga people of northern Australia, Bobbi-Bobbi was a supernatural being who lived in the heavens in the Dreamtime. He was a huge snake, similar to the Rainbow Serpent, and was originally benevolent towards humans. From the heavens he saw that humans needed more than just water to survive, so he created flying foxes for them to catch and eat. When the bats flew too high for the humans to catch them, Bobbi-Bobbi removed one of his own ribs and gave it to humans who used it as the first ever boomerang. According to the tradition,"
"thin the blood (hemotoxic, hemorrhagic). Early symptoms include headaches, nausea, diarrhea, lethargy, mental disorientation, bruising and bleeding at the site and all body openings. Exsanguination is the main cause of death from such a bite. The boomslang's venom is the most potent of all rear-fanged snakes in the world based on LD50. Although its venom may be more potent than some vipers and elapids, it causes fewer fatalities owing to various factors (for example, the fangs' effectiveness is not high compared with many other snakes: the venom dose delivered is low, and boomslangs are generally less aggressive in comparison to"
"monsters. These creatures fly around the heroine on their own, attacking her foes, and blocking enemy attacks from hitting her. There are four pets, each with its own type of attack. The Dragon Frye spits fireballs, and the Boomerang Lizard hurls boomerangs. The Thunder Raven emits a thunder blast that affects enemies across the screen, and the Ball O' Fire burns enemies on contact. Only one pet can fight alongside Alisia in her quest, but the player can select any of the four (or none) as the active companion at any time. Over the course of the game, Alisia and"
"due to an embarrassing issue in the boudoir (he was impotent unless she was wearing rubber gloves). Supposedly Howard was bitten by a snake called a Peruvian Boomslang. In his notes at the end, King says he got the name from Agatha Christie: the snake was featured in one of her Miss Marple books. King said that boomslang was just a word he liked, and that he ""doubt[ed] like Hell"" that a Peruvian one existed. King writes: ""At some point I think every writer of scary stories has to tackle the subject of premature burial, if only because it seems"
"Pomatorhinus Pomatorhinus is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills. These are birds of tropical Asia, with the greatest number of species occurring in hills of the Himalayas. These are medium-sized, floppy-tailed landbirds with soft plumage. They are typically long-tailed, dark brown above, and white or orange-brown below. Many have striking head patterns, with a broad black band through the eye, bordered with white above and below. They have strong legs and are quite terrestrial. Like other babblers, these are noisy birds, and the characteristic bubbling calls are often the best indication that these birds are"
"Yosemite Sam Yosemite Sam is an American animated cartoon character in the ""Looney Tunes"" and ""Merrie Melodies"" series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The name is somewhat alliterative and is inspired by Yosemite National Park. Along with Elmer Fudd, he is the de facto archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He is commonly depicted as an extremely aggressive gunslinging prospector, outlaw, pirate, or cowboy with a hair-trigger temper and an intense hatred of rabbits, Bugs particularly. In cartoons with non-Western themes, he uses various aliases, including ""Chilkoot Sam"" (named for the Chilkoot Trail; Sam pronounces it ""Chilli-koot"") in ""14 Carrot"
"to the general audience. During development, some of the character's lines were rewritten based on the voice actor's readings. As this progressed, the writers noted they were able to interject dialogue more freely for Minsc into the script in a tone suitable for the character. In a 2001 interview, BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka has stated that among the titles the company has completed, Minsc was his favorite character. Minsc classifies Boo a ""miniature giant space hamster"", a creature first mentioned in the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" Spelljammer campaign setting which describes them as giant hamsters bred to paddle wheels for flying"
"Babbler (Dungeons & Dragons) In the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" fantasy role-playing game, the babbler is a type of fictional monster. The babbler first appeared in the original first edition ""Fiend Folio"" (1981). A babbler is a weird mutation of lizard man, a large ponderous marsh-dweller. A babbler is also known as a marsh-gibberer to native tribes that dwell nearby, and communicates with its kind in a quasi-lingual babbling tongue. A babbler resembles a small gorgosaurus in form, with a flexible, tough tail that keeps the creature stable in erect movement. Its predominant color is a dirty yellow, with a grey"
"Boomerang A boomerang is a thrown tool, typically constructed as a flat airfoil, that is designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight. A returning boomerang is designed to return to the thrower. It is well known as a weapon used by Indigenous Australians for hunting. Boomerangs have been historically used for hunting, as well as sport, and entertainment. They are commonly thought of as an Australian icon, and come in various shapes and sizes. A boomerang is traditionally a long wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs"
"a ""missing link"" to human personalities, with these first larger versions referred to under a Latin name of Boglinus Humungus. Smaller Boglins (a subspecies known as Boglinus minimus), named Squidge, Shlump, Shlurp, Sponk, Squawk and Squeel were also early releases into the line (in the UK these names were changed to Squit, Boink, Splatt, Blap, Klang, and Doink respectively). Lasting only two years in the United States, Boglins proved to be a bigger hit within the United Kingdom, distributed by the toy companies Ideal and Action GT. Other later Boglins included ""Talking Boglins"" (Glint and Kwirk), Aquatic-themed ""Soggy Boglins"" (Snish"
"of them before he/she eats you, they will serve you until you die. Tikbalang The Tikbalang (/ˈtikbaˌlaŋ/) (also Tigbalang, Tigbalan, Tikbalan, Tigbolan, or Werehorse) is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and forests of the Philippines. It is a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down. In some versions it is a transformation of an aborted fetus sent to earth from limbo. The form of the Tikbalang traces back 4000 years, with"
"escaped, and from this first sire all other Grootslangs were born. It is claimed to devour elephants by luring them into its cave. The cave is known as the ""Wonder Hole"" or the ""Bottomless Pit"". Supposedly, it connects to the sea, which is away. According to local legend, the cave is filled with diamonds. The Grootslang is also said to live in warm rivers and lakes. In Benin, it is said to be a huge elephant-like creature with a serpent's tail. Also according to the tale, Grootslangs covet gems, particularly diamonds, and despite the creatures' lust for cruelty, victims can"
"Displacer beast A displacer beast is a fictional creature from the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" role-playing game. The displacer beast was inspired by the coeurl, a feline-like creature from the 1939 science fiction story ""Black Destroyer"" by A. E. van Vogt, later incorporated into the novel ""The Voyage of the Space Beagle"" (1950). The displacer beast has been included in every edition of the ""Monster Manual"", from the very first one in 1977 to the latest in 2014. The displacer beast was introduced to the game in its first supplement, ""Greyhawk"" (1975). It is described as a puma-like creature with six"
"underside. The babbler appeared in the ""Tome of Horrors"" (2002) from Necromancer Games. Babbler (Dungeons & Dragons) In the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" fantasy role-playing game, the babbler is a type of fictional monster. The babbler first appeared in the original first edition ""Fiend Folio"" (1981). A babbler is a weird mutation of lizard man, a large ponderous marsh-dweller. A babbler is also known as a marsh-gibberer to native tribes that dwell nearby, and communicates with its kind in a quasi-lingual babbling tongue. A babbler resembles a small gorgosaurus in form, with a flexible, tough tail that keeps the creature stable"
"for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Goblins are anthropoid, described as having long, thin fingers and feet, black eyes, and domed heads much larger than human heads in proportion to the body. Goblins eat a diet of largely raw meat, roots, and fungi and converse in a language known as Gobbledegook. They consider the true owner of an object to be its maker rather than its purchaser, and resent the passage of goblin-made heirlooms through Wizarding families without further payment. Wizarding Law prohibits the ownership of wands by goblins; but goblins are capable of a different magic of"