SNOW SNAKE
AKA: Ice Snake | Winter Serpent
📍 QUICK FACTS
| Origin: | Northern United States/Canada |
| State/Region: | Minnesota |
| Country: | USA/Canada |
| First Sighting: | Traditional |
| Category: | Cryptid |
📖 DESCRIPTION
The Snow Snake is a fearsome critter of northern winters - a pure white serpent that lives in snowdrifts. Its bite delivers freezing venom that turns victims to ice from the inside out.
👁️ FAMOUS SIGHTINGS
- ►Traditional - Northern lumber camps and homesteads
- ►Warnings given to children about playing in deep snow
🎭 CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
The Snow Snake serves as a warning about winter dangers - frostbite, hypothermia, and getting lost in snowstorms. It personifies the lethal cold of northern winters.
