Py|thon

Py|thon
Py|thon «PY thon, -thuhn», noun.
Greek Mythology. the huge serpent or monster that was hatched from the mud left after the deluge that only Deucalion and Pyrrha survived. It was slain by Apollo.
py|thon «PY thon, -thuhn», noun.
1. a large snake of Asia, Africa, and Australia, related to the boas, that kills its prey by crushing. Pythons usually live in trees near water. There are several kinds, making up a genus of reptiles. Some pythons are among the world's largest snakes. »

The female python, on the other hand, coils around her eggs and incubates them with body heat (New Yorker).

2. any large boa.
3. a spirit or demon that possesses some person.
4. a person so possessed.
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