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meretseger
at Tue Nov 11 20:57:48 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by meretseger ]
Entirely possible, although I bet the fellow was Greek. Rome didn't conquer Egypt until something like 70 BC. They were all trading partners, though, so stories got passed around. In fact, Herodotus, a Greek historian, visted Egypt and came back with stories about flying migratory snakes. The Romans were definately aware of large African pythons, although their size got heavily distorted. I happened to read a legend about a 'Boa' eating a child in the city of Rome in the first few centuries A.D. Boa was a very generic term back then, but I still see images of a little Eryx jaculus (the only European boa) trying to choke down someone's ankle.
I've been trying to import a Persian tatzelwurm. However, I might be allergic to the long fur so I might settle for an amphibaena instead. The only trouble is no one can tell me which end to feed!
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RE: This might clear things up... - meretseger, Tue Nov 11 20:57:48 2003