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A snake, often borne coiled or knotted.
Also known as: Heraldic snake, Serpent nowed
A snake, borne coiled, gliding, or biting its own tail. Blazon has specific terms for the poses, and 'nowed' — knotted — is among the most distinctive.
A snake, borne in poses with their own blazon terms: nowed for knotted, glissant for gliding, and involved for coiled in a spiral.
A long scaled serpent with a small head, drawn as a curved line coiled, knotted or gliding across the shield.
Both depict a snake, though the Rod of Asclepius is a medical emblem with the snake coiled around a staff.