Nagini: If she's not a Horcrux, what the heck is she?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 172011

--- "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> ... I want to ask what people think Nagini *is* (aside
> from being a "dirty great snake"). ...


bboyminn:

I'm not addressing Carol's central question, but as so
often happens in discussions of Nagini, the subject has
drifted off into exactly what kind of snake is Nagini?

Dungrollin, has done an excellent analysis back in October
2004. 

"Now, I'm not a herpetologist, *but*..."
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/115333

See also -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/159063

Dungrollin's conclusion, she is a South American Bushmaster.

A non-constricting, poisonous snake with a diamond pattern
and heat sensing ability that grows to 12 feet long and has
the physical power to break bones.

Either that, or a magical mythical snake, but in the real
world, no snake comes closer to matching Nagini than the
BushMaster.

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn