Poloz, die große Schlange (Великий Полоз)Aus der von Pavel Bazhov bearbeiteten Uralischen Volkssage Про Великого Полоза (Von der großen Schlange).
In der Geschichte treffen zwei Jungen den gelehrten Soldaten Semyonich, der ihnen einen seltsamen Mann vorstellt, der in Wirklichkeit die Kreatur Poloz, die große Schlange
Великий Полозist.
"He was all yellow, his tunic and trousers were gold. [...] The person's face is yellow too. [...] He then tells the children to "watch for the trail" and dig along it. The man transforms into a giant serpent, and moves away leaving the trail behind.
Semyonich explains that the man is 'Poloz the Great Snake', the lord of all that is gold. Next morning, the boys start digging for gold and quickly find two gold nuggets."
Великий Полозoder auch
Feurige Schlange (Огненный змей)"A Fiery Serpent (Russian: Огненный змей) is an evil entity common to Slavic mythology, which presents itself as an anthropomorphic snake demon."
"According to the mythology, it is an evil spirit that reveals itself at night."
"According to Eastern Ukrainian legends, whilst traveling, the fiery serpent throws beautiful gifts to grieving women and villagers, including beads"
"The serpent may bring gifts of gold - but those gifts turn to
horse manure at sunrise."
"The Fiery Serpent generally resembles a glowing, fiery rocket, a flaming broom, or a ball of blue fire"
"Visible manifestations of a fiery serpent show fireballs flying deviated or horizontal, which can be seen rushing through the air in the form of long, wide ribbons of red sparks."
Fiery SerpentsОгненный змей 
