In the Australia

Australia

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n Aboriginal mythology of Arnhem Land

Arnhem Land

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, Julunggul is a rainbow snake goddess, who oversaw the maturing and initiation of boys into manhood. She was a fertility goddess, associated with rebirth and the weather

Weather

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She is also known as Kalseru.

Another name for this deity, Yurlunggur, is also the name of an extinct genus

Genus

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 of madtsoiid snakes

Madtsoiidae

Madtsoiidae are an extinct group of mostly Gondwanan snakes with a fossil record extending from early Cenomanian to late Pleistocene strata located in South America, Africa, India, Australia and Southern Europe...

 (Yurlunngur), specifically named after the Aboriginal myth.