Snallygaster is a dragon-shaped flying creature hailing from North America. The easiest way to describe it is as a half bird, half reptile. Once Snallygaster was considered a subspecies of the dragon, but now it is known that it is a distant relative of the Occamy. Snallygaster is not able to breathe fire, but has steel fangs, which tear off prey.

To create the image of Snallygaster, I was inspired by a majestic eagles, carnivorous dinosaurs and ancient giant birds like Phorusrhacos. Although Snallygaster is considered a flying creature, he flies poorly and hunts more often on the ground. Flight is needed for a quick journey through the desert and mountainous terrain in which this creature dwells.

In the Magic community, there is a special organization, the "Snallygaster Protection League", which erases the memory of all the No-Majes who saw Snalligaster.

However, in the nonmagical community this beast is a cryptozoological creature (like Chupokabra), according to the legends living in Maryland. The first mention of it dates back to the 18th century. German settlers, who first saw this bird-dragon-like creature, called it Schneller Geist, which in means "fast ghost" in German. They described it as a cross between a reptile and a bird, with a steel beak with sharp fangs and tentacles. I assumed that they saw the long tongue of a bird and its tail as a tentacles.

It's amazing how sometimes the world of Magi and No-Majes intertwines!

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