Seps (Bestiary Harley MS 3244, ff 36r-71v, 13th century, British Library).Seps (Royal Bestiary MS 12 C XIX; 1200-1210).
A seps is a legendary snake from medieval bestiaries. They were said to have extremely corrosive venom that liquefied their prey.[1]
The seps is described as "a small snake which consumes with its poison not just the body but the bones" in the medieval Aberdeen Bestiary.[2]Lucan's Pharsalia refers to its appearance and the effects of its poison.[3]