Unlike the domesticated capoblepas this long-necked swamp cattle's paralyzing gaze and poisonous breath are fully operational and their skin is covered in scales. Woe to the careless traveler who treads upon the catoblepas territory or encounters the creature at the end of the month when it feeds on flesh instead of vegetation. Instinct: To defend its territory

• Paralyze with its piercing gaze.
• Poison them with the foul stench of its breath.