The Tsuchinoko, a mythical Japanese snake:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrS774lO6-YYJEW79q6-j9hQxJpZLxvCmKP1y0CbbG1C65KAhoPIORXw986O2ERQEdtQWMadQ2wwgLbb5fJO5L_c1BqwpBM_Uv0bgUUSjXsdDV-r0FBnVeB3ZNjt1RLQ9dp5Jb_9iAMc/s400/cryptobook_4_tsuchinoko.jpg)
The mischievous Kappa:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXW-4gRkTc9LeA1MF-3dCcRADLui-CDatGEEjbfxnepZ-ZQAutpZMH8UIiSWkeRJUh1GCjbvStQyyqBWqdj0x0rWJh-8S5AfjOfpHXkdy0GDLcsPXOTyap4ViRvRQ2kPDgRvW2PzDEt1g/s400/cryptobook_5_kappa.jpg)
The Basilisk, which will kill you as soon as look at you:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6if3uAXzzlsEn3wSZ02zi19J6Ym8kxqvW85CMR5gcYYRqVa58yICbtbwRd7EKKPewyHzwTsybuaCvFgTxU7pdYzORlFHNlb1CiJnw6v_Lo1NJ25zzxxxgFnejxulm-fZMD4oZGe305bg/s400/cryptobook_3_basilisk.jpg)
And finally, what looks like the Pirhana Plants from Super Mario Brothers (I can't find evidence on them being based on mythology):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1LnzSQ7WJef5zlotreTn0Ao7CcvqZroaui020R4PsGRFAljcCoY7o7HOeIfImSGZ9ScTXgoQirAQRanzIi2V7Ec3YVICy08TnDscaOTjgNnlG1qtopAyqZR84zd5_yZKle4T1i6mYkA/s400/cryptobook_2_prihana.jpg)
Here's a watercolour of the Pirhana Plant in a natural surrounding:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmuXSPeMoJuUw1tzaL3c3KQpkMnaL3zo9FD81xYsKhMTQsl8oYjGlrKywrojFzM9H7edDQVIZtPvs3bLEjF1zA1OAKHzyvLeFH2WI4ssh-DJ2bZPUwhfj2Id0RH_dLW1-6NH0owyUMAA/s400/cryptobook_1_nature.jpg)