| “ | You think "Vain" was a woman to begin with? No, ha, she...or it, to be precise, was already a serpent in the first place. | „ |
| ~ The 2nd Narrator talking about the Invisible Snake |
The Invisible Snake is a character in the poem, The Vain, The Vengeful, and The Virtuous. It is the "Vain" of the story.
Origins[]
True Origins[]
There are no records regarding the origins of the Invisible Snake.
According to Poem[]
The Invisible Snake in the poem was once a woman who lived in the trees of Spiel Crock Hill. She was then cursed by a witch for ripping off the face of a girl and wearing it.
Appearance[]
The Invisible Snake is a 10 foot long snake living in Spiel Crock Hill. Its antlers are designed to blend in with the persimmon trees on the hill, and each of them are about 2 feet long. Its scales are shaped differently than a normal snake's and has gold markings from the back of its head to its midsection. The tongue is designed to imitate a person's neck, while its scaleless jaws are reminiscent of locks of hair.
Unlike its smaller snake counterparts, it is warm blooded.
Abilities[]
Mimicry - It can merge its own voicebox with the vocal cords of the last person it ate in order to trick others into thinking it is a person.
Invisibility - Its scales can refract the light to make the snake look invisible to the naked eye.
Behavior[]
The Invisible Serpent usually hunts by day and will skin the face of its prey to lure more humans. It can hook up the skin using its teeth and antlers, and will idly wait while hanging on a persimmon tree in Spiel Crock Hill with its tongue out. It hides the rest of its tongue behind the tree it is perched on.
It can go 1-2 weeks without eating, and in colder weather, it will hibernate.
It always makes sure to swallow its prey whole or else their spirits would stay on earth thanks to a lake near Spiel Crock Hill. It failed to swallow one of its victims, and she turned into the Faceless Girl.