Why couldn't they ALL be lovely blonde ladies in various cute outfits? Where does the ugly snake fit into this?!

But, no, swallow it down. Focus on the good.

"It looks like it's ready to spring to life any moment now." Which, technically, is a compliment! "We've never had any such creatures in my realm... the closest we've ever had are the manaketes - beings who can shapeshift between human and dragon form."