"Serpens, nisi serpentem comederit, non fit draco."
— Pliny the Elder

January 1, 1970

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Attributed to Pliny the Elder (Natural History, c. 77-79 AD) by Richard Brathwaite, but Robert Nares believes Brathwaite is mistaken. A search of the text returns many remarks on dragons and serpents, but nothing like this statement.