Nure-onna

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Nure-onna (濡女; "wet woman") is a Japanese yōkai which resembles a reptilian creature with the head of a woman and the body of a snake. They are also seen as a paranormal phenomenon at sea under the name of nureyomejo. In legends, they are often said to consume humans, but they have no single appearance or personality.

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Image: Sawaki Sūshi (佐脇嵩之, Japanase, *1707, †1772), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.