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A giant and venomous serpent in the traditions of the Huron people of the United States. It lived in lonely and desolate places such as lakes, rivers, ancient forests and in great dark caverns beneath the earth. The Angont was said to stretch forth from within its hiding-place to overwhelm unwary travellers, inflicting disease and death upon all who came within its range. Native American shamans sometimes went in search of it, hoping to make use of its skin in their rituals; however, no luck ever came to anyone who encountered this creature.