Bashe (Chinese: 巴蛇; pinyin: bā-shé; Wade–Giles: pa-she) was a python-like Chinese mythological giant snake that ate elephants.

Bashe (Chinese: 巴蛇; pinyin: bāshé; Wade–Giles: pa-she) was a python-like Chinese mythological giant snake that ate elephants. The term bashe compounds ba 巴 "a proper name; tip, tail; crust; greatly desire; cling to; be near" and she 蛇 "snake; serpent".

Mar 1, 2010 · Bashe (Chinese: 巴蛇; pinyin: bāshé; Wade-Giles: pa-she) was a mythological giant snake that ate elephant in Chinese mythology. Myth The Shanhaijing is an ancient Chinese mytho-geography.

Bashe is depicted as an enormous snake, far surpassing the size of any known serpent. Ancient accounts describe its body as sleek, black, and shimmering, while its head might be lighter in color, adding a contrast that makes it even more striking.

Jun 29, 2024 · Pythons can grow to lengths of 33 ft. (10 m), and as a constrictor species, they crush and swallow prey. The Pa Snake is also called 巴蛇 (bāshé), which means 'elephant-eating snake.'

Jul 14, 2017 · Xiushe, also called bashe (巴蛇) in some regions, is an extremely huge snake. It measures hundreds of meters long and features a black body and a lighter-colored head. As described in Shan Hai Jing (the Classic of Mountains and Seas), a bashe snake once swallowed an elephant, and it took the snake three years to spit out all the bones.

Bashe are evil spirits from Chinese mythology that manifest as giant serpents, a common myth across many cultures, likely inspired by tales of encounters with actual snakes but greatly altered over time, the idea of snakes as evil creatures is also common in tales such as the Serpent of...

Mythical Attributes: The Bashe is a gigantic serpent that feasts on the corpses of humans. Role in Mythos: In Chinese mythos, the Bashe is considered a malevolent creature, often appearing as an omen of death and darkness.

Users of this ability can take on the traits of a Bashe (or are one), the Bashe is an evil spirit from Chinese mythology that takes the form of a gigantic snake infamous for their ability to devour elephants, the Bashe was likely based upon the python and due to their sheer scale they became a focus on certain tales and warnings about human ...

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