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.
Pear of anguish
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AKA. Oral, Rectal, and Vaginal [Pear].
A torture device shaped like a [pear]; had four segments which opened and closed at the turn of a screw at the top, like a flower opening its petals.
This torture gadget was inserted into the mouths or [heretics], blasphemers, disturbers of the peace...
Or into the rectums of people convicted of sodomy. Homosexual men were especially vulnerable to this...
Or into the vaginas of women convicted of adultery or sexual realtionships with Satan.
Often, the ends of [the pears] segments were fitted with sharp tines, designed to rip into the throat, intestines, or cervix.
What ever cavity that [the pear] entered would face a range of things, from a slight expansion of the pears segments and discomfort for the victim, up to total expansion and unrepairable (and very painful) mutilation of the cavity.
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