Wehavelotsoftailsandmythsofgiantsnakes, evenwithout a liveoneasourneighbor, letaloneiftherewasone.
Intheageofdiscovery, adventurerswouldhavestayedawayfromtheequatorbecausemonstershadlivedthere, andtodaymanywouldrisk a lottoevencatch a glimpseofitorbettertake a picture.