Nure-onna, a “wet woman”, looks like a reptile with a snake-like body and a woman’s head. Nure-onna tends to be a combination of sea serpent and vampire. She roams open waters such as oceans, rivers, and lakes, searching for her prey: humans and their blood. She is found in the regions of Kyūshū, Niigata and Fukushima. It is said that Nure-onna is married to or closely associated with Ushi-oni, and they work together as a team. Nure-onna hands her baby off to innocent strangers, then walks into the sea and disappears. The baby becomes incredibly heavy so that the victim cannot move. Ushi-oni then comes out of the water to attack and they feed on the prey together.
Alias Nure-onna (ぬれ女)
Real Names/Alt Names “Wet woman”; Alt: Nure-yomejo, Sara-hebi (さら蛇)
Description Nure-onna, a “wet woman”, looks like a reptile with a snake-like body and a woman’s head. Nure-onna tends to be a combination of sea serpent and vampire. She roams open waters such as oceans, rivers, and lakes, searching for her prey: humans and their blood. She is found in the regions of Kyūshū, Niigata and Fukushima. It is said that Nure-onna is married to or closely associated with Ushi-oni, and they work together as a team. Nure-onna hands her baby off to innocent strangers, then walks into the sea and disappears. The baby becomes incredibly heavy so that the victim cannot move. Ushi-oni then comes out of the water to attack and they feed on the prey together.
