A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Blood
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A great anime, that follows the line of a movie called Blood:The Last Vampire.
Under the care of her [adoptive family], [Saya] [Otonashi] has been living the life of an anemic and amnesiac, but otherwise ordinary schoolgirl. Saya’s happy life is shattered when she is attacked by a chiropteran, and learns that she is the only one who can defeat them. (Chiroptera is the name of the order of biological classification that contains bats, probably the reason for the vampiric creatures being called Chiropterans.)
Armed with her sword, Saya embarks on a journey with her family, allies and faithful servant, Haji, to rid the world of Chiropterans and [rediscover] her identity. The course of the journey reveals the background history of the chiropeterans and [Sayas] very deep past, which extends into the mid-19th century.
The series is initially set in present day (September 2005) Okinawa City ([Koza]), on Okinawa Island, near the US [Kadena] Air Base. In the course of the series, Saya visits locales across the world, while fighting enemy chiropterans and searching for her origins.
The anime consists of 50 episodes, and there is word that there will be a second season created in 2008.citation needed
Blood meaning & definition 1 of Blood.