Answer:
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.
What goes in the water black and comes out red?
I am the red tongue of the earth, that buries cities.
Snake coiled round and round. Snake deep below the ground. Snake that's never had a head. Snake that binds but not with dread.
Long legs, crooked thighs, little head, and no eyes.
When someone uses this acronym, you know you've got to pick up the pace