The Features and Appearance of the Hydra
Mythical Greek Hydra 1
Hercales and the Hydra in battle
The defining feature of the Hydra was of course its multiple serpentine, snake like heads, with sharp curved teeth the Hydra would be able to deliver poison fast enough to render a man immovable in minutes. The body of the hydra itself was again snake like, and the Hydra was said to leave trails that were poisonous too, so avoiding the path of the beast was paramount. Finally the overall size of the Hydra was large compared to an average snake, but not as big as might be expected, the height of a Hydra in its body was less than a man, but with the multiple heads the Hydra could stand tall.