water serpent

Snake in water

A water serpent is a snake-like creature said to inhabit bodies of water, appearing in mythology and folklore across cultures.

Sea serpents reportedly sighted by sailors belong to this category, as do lake monsters like the Loch Ness Monster.

The term also applies to actual aquatic snakes: We spotted a water serpent gliding through the reeds.

Related

scales · undulating · depths · lake monster · Loch Ness · slithering · fangs · mythical · Hydra · waves · eel · kraken · sinuous · lurking · ripples · murky · ancient · tail

Opposites
elemental domain

water serpentfire dragon

Flame-spewing mythical reptile

salamander · wyrm · basilisk · phoenix · flying dragon

Family

water, serpent, waters, watered, watering, watery, waterless, watershed, waterfall

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G