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| Other languages: | German: Schreckensnatter Hungarian: Fojtókígyó Russian: Живоглот Farsi: لازن شلانگ |
| Notables: |  Mason Snyder Quinn KirkKirk's brother Harrison Berman |
A Lausenschlange (LOW-zin-shlong-guh; Ger. Laus "louse" + Schlange "snake") is a snake-like Wesen that first appeared in "Of Mouse and Man".
Characteristics[]
When they woge, a Lausenschlange's whole body gains yellowish or greenish-gray scales and a slight boa-like pattern on them. They also gain sharp fangs, a forked tongue, and slit pupils, and they lose all their hair.
They are naturally stronger than humans and able to casually overpower humans and Mauzhertz. They are very stealthy, allowing them to sneak up on their victims.
One of the ingredients for the Heart Purification Potion and Vle di Bouyi is Lausenschlange Oil. It is unknown if Lausenschlange Oil literally comes from Lausenschlange or if it is just named after them.
Grimms use a bladed weapon known as a Lausenschlange Halberd to fight and kill them. The head is forged from pure gold and has multiple blades; the large blade is used for decapitation, and the pointed blade is used to slice open the abdomen.
Behavior[]
Though they have fangs, they fight more like boa constrictors, strangling their prey with the very strong grip of their arms. They consider Mauzhertz their natural prey and will casually kill and eat them. Lausenschlange are known to be naturally aggressive, but they are perfectly capable of living with humans and having normal lives.
Crawford Grimm, one of Nick's ancestors, decapitated one, and after cutting open the Lausenschlange, he found the remains of a brother and sister in its stomach (presumably swallowed whole), showing they will also eat humans. Interestingly, while Crawford Grimm described them as cowardly and not that dangerous, Monroe contradicted this, stating it was surprising Nick was able to see one and actually live to tell the tale. ("Of Mouse and Man") Like many types of real snakes that are most dangerous when cornered, the same may be the case with Lausenschlange. Further evidence to support this is that the Lausenschlange Nick's ancestor killed only attacked when the latter had worked the former into a corner with no way to escape.
Despite their hostile relationship with Mauzhertz, Quinn, who was a member of the Resistance, worked closely with a Mauzhertz forger named Reginald to help wanted Wesen escape on the underground railroad, and he did not succumb to the instinct of eating Mauzhertz. This suggests that Quinn was a Wieder Lausenschlange.
Like many Wesen, Lausenschlange fear Hundjägers due to their ruthlessness and sheer cruelty.
Excerpt from Grimm Diaries[]
(By Crawford Grimm)The Lausenschlange grips his victims like a boa constrictor and typically preys on lesser creatures, such as Mauzhertz.
After two days of waiting in Vienna, I confronted the Lausenschlange in a dark alley. As I approached, he attacked, though had he recognized me for who I am, he would have not been so bold.
His carelessness cost him his head, which I severed neatly with one blow. No one witnessed our brief duel in the alley. I dragged his body, now in human form, back to my quarters where I could research his form for anatomical disfigurements.
With death, the Lausenschlange returned to its human form, the skin no longer tough and scaled. I sliced open his belly, exposing the horrid contents-the missing children.
The Lausenschlange had eaten them a day or two before.
I am glad I brought and end to this disgusting coward; I only wish I would have found him sooner.
Season 1 Blu-ray Grimm Guide Profile[]
| “ | Snake creature with forked tongue and fangs. He grips his victims like a boa constrictor. Lausenschlange typically prey on lesser creatures, such as Mauzhertz. | ” |
Images[]
Trivia[]
- While the definition of louse is any small, wingless parasitic insects, here it is used to describe a contemptible person, especially an unethical one.
- "Lausenschlang Oil" is a reference to snake oil, a term used to refer to fake panaceas famous for being sold in the nineteenth century.
- In the comics, Lausenschlange eyes have a reddish glow.
| Season 1 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "Pilot": X |
"Bears Will Be Bears": X |
"Beeware": X |
"Lonelyhearts": X |
"Danse Macabre": X |
"The Three Bad Wolves": X |
"Let Your Hair Down": X |
"Game Ogre": X |
"Of Mouse and Man": ✓ |
"Organ Grinder": X |
"Tarantella": X |
| "Last Grimm Standing": X |
"Three Coins in a Fuchsbau": X |
"Plumed Serpent": X |
"Island of Dreams": X |
"The Thing with Feathers": X |
"Love Sick": X |
"Cat and Mouse": ✓ |
"Leave It to Beavers": X |
"Happily Ever Aftermath": X |
"Big Feet": X |
"Woman in Black": X |
| Season 2 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "Bad Teeth": X |
"The Kiss": X |
"Bad Moon Rising": X |
"Quill": X |
"The Good Shepherd": X |
"Over My Dead Body": X |
"The Bottle Imp": X |
"The Other Side": X |
"La Llorona": X |
"The Hour of Death": X |
"To Protect and Serve Man": X |
| "Season of the Hexenbiest": X |
"Face Off": X |
"Natural Born Wesen": X |
"Mr. Sandman": X |
"Nameless": X |
"One Angry Fuchsbau": X |
"Volcanalis": X |
"Endangered": Ref |
"Kiss of the Muse": X |
"The Waking Dead": X |
"Goodnight, Sweet Grimm": X |
| Season 3 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "The Ungrateful Dead": X |
"PTZD": X |
"A Dish Best Served Cold": X |
"One Night Stand": X |
"El Cucuy": X |
"Stories We Tell Our Young": X |
"Cold Blooded": X |
"Twelve Days of Krampus": X |
"Red Menace": X |
"Eyes of the Beholder": X |
"The Good Soldier": X |
| "The Wild Hunt": X |
"Revelation": X |
"Mommy Dearest": X |
"Once We Were Gods": X |
"The Show Must Go On": X |
"Synchronicity": X |
"The Law of Sacrifice": X |
"Nobody Knows the Trubel I've Seen": ✓ |
"My Fair Wesen": X |
"The Inheritance": X |
"Blond Ambition": Ref |
| Season 4 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "Thanks for the Memories": Ref |
"Octopus Head": X |
"The Last Fight": X |
"Dyin' on a Prayer": X |
"Cry Luison": X |
"Highway of Tears": X |
"The Grimm Who Stole Christmas": X |
"Chupacabra": X |
"Wesenrein": X |
"Tribunal": X |
"Death Do Us Part": X |
| "Maréchaussée": X |
"Trial by Fire": X |
"Bad Luck": X |
"Double Date": X |
"Heartbreaker": X |
"Hibernaculum": X |
"Mishipeshu": X |
"Iron Hans": X |
"You Don't Know Jack": X |
"Headache": X |
"Cry Havoc": X |
| Season 5 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "The Grimm Identity": X |
"Clear and Wesen Danger": X |
"Lost Boys": X |
"Maiden Quest": X |
"The Rat King": X |
"Wesen Nacht": X |
"Eve of Destruction": X |
"A Reptile Dysfunction": X |
"Star-Crossed": X |
"Map of the Seven Knights": X |
"Key Move": X |
| "Into the Schwarzwald": X |
"Silence of the Slams": X |
"Lycanthropia": X |
"Skin Deep": X |
"The Believer": X |
"Inugami": ✓ |
"Good to the Bone": X |
"The Taming of the Wu": ✓ |
"Bad Night": X |
"Set Up": X |
"The Beginning of the End": X |
| Season 6 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "Fugitive": X |
"Trust Me Knot": X |
"Oh Captain, My Captain": X |
"El Cuegle": X |
"The Seven Year Itch": X |
"Breakfast in Bed": X |
"Blind Love": X | ||||
| "The Son Also Rises": X |
"Tree People": Ref |
"Blood Magic": X |
"Where the Wild Things Were": X |
"Zerstörer Shrugged": X |
"The End": X | |||||
| Comic Appearances | ||||
| Volume 1: Issues 0-5 ✓ |
Volume 1: Issues 6-12 X |
"The Warlock": X |
"Portland, Wu": X |
Volume 2: X |
| Novel Appearances | |||
| "The Icy Touch": X |
"The Chopping Block": Ref |
"The Killing Time": ✓ | |