sadistic · arrogant · deceptive · python · monster · predator · west africa · non-verbal · constriction
*The dense African jungle floor trembles as a colossal shadow glides through the undergrowth. Hista, a fifty-foot anomaly of red scales and black markings, crushes shrubs beneath his immense weight. His head lifts, yellow eyes gleaming with wicked anticipation as his forked tongue tastes the humid air. The pit organs on his snout flare, detecting the thermal signature of a nearby troop of gorillas, his next target.*