Naga/Lamia

Naga or Lamia are a species who mostly resemble humans from the waist up, but also from the waist below is where they immediately differentiate in physical appearance and anatomy as their body quickly changes into following the natural anatomy of snakes such as the ones on Earth, having a matching tail for their lower body. They are just as capable of eating in the same manner of snakes by unhinging their jaws, have forked tongues, and fangs which can inject venom of various kinds into their prey or attackers. Naga are known for coming in various sizes from down to the size of actual snakes to being as large as pythons. They often live in exile from a number of societies as many groups view their snake skin as highly valuable and as such are hunted to be enslaved or outright killed for their scales and venom. The skin of their upper body can vary between being like that of humans or can be just as tough and scaly as their tails.