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==Tsuchinoko==
==Tsuchinoko==
A snake-like creature with a long, wide body. It is mostly harmless to most people, unless awoken from its sleep as its venom can fell a man instantly.
A snake-like creature with a long, wide body. It is mostly harmless to most people, unless awoken from its sleep as its venom can fell a man instantly.
=== Examples ===
=== Anime and Manga ===
* Several shorts exclusive to the [[Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin]] DVDs center around a pet tsuchinoko kept by Maya and Ami.

=== Video Games ===
* You can catch a tsuchinoko if you're lucky in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''. [[Fridge Logic|Which is odd]], since it takes place in Russia. The team congratulates you when you do and you get an achievement (in the [[Updated Rerelease|HD remake]]).
* You can catch a tsuchinoko if you're lucky in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''. [[Fridge Logic|Which is odd]], since it takes place in Russia. The team congratulates you when you do and you get an achievement (in the [[Updated Rerelease|HD remake]]).
* The [[Pokémon]] Dunsparce is a tsuchinoko.
* The [[Pokémon]] Dunsparce is a tsuchinoko.
* Several shorts exclusive to the [[Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin]] DVDs center around a pet tsuchinoko kept by Maya and Ami.
* A particularly elusive enemy that serves as a [[Metal Slime]] in ''[[Castlevania Aria of Sorrow]]''. Not because it drops a lot of money if killed, but because possessing its soul reduces prices at the shop.
* A particularly elusive enemy that serves as a [[Metal Slime]] in ''[[Castlevania Aria of Sorrow]]''. Not because it drops a lot of money if killed, but because possessing its soul reduces prices at the shop.
* In ''[[Touhou]]'' canon, specifically ''Strange and Bright Nature Deity'', Marisa adopted a rather cute tsuchinoko as a pet after chasing it out of a fairy's house.
* In ''[[Touhou]]'' canon, specifically ''Strange and Bright Nature Deity'', Marisa adopted a rather cute tsuchinoko as a pet after chasing it out of a fairy's house.