Sandeagozu
Janann V. Jenner1986

In 1932, an exotic dancer from the Midwest, destined for Hollywood and stardom, is forced to sell her snake to a pet dealer in New York. But this is no ordinary vaudevillian reptile. This is the regal Sherahi, the largest python on earth.
The pythoness becomes one of the unwanted animals, a Cull, and with her companions, the thoughtful Manu (a langur), the exuberant Dervish (a coatimundi), the loquacious Duchess (a scarlet macaw), and the hot - tempered Junior (a rattlesnake), Sherahi, whose name means "tiger killer" in the ancient language of the Elder Race, escapes on a journey in search of Sandeagozu, the glorious place where animals live in place and freedom.
To get there, the Culls must do battle with People of the Norse, the rats who terrorize the subways, with the Holy White Crocodiles, who rule beneath the city streets, and with the Coffin Bearer gulls, who scavenge the banks of the East River.
Then the Culls must survive Brooklyn and travel all the way across Depression America, pursued by hunters as they go, until they reach Sandeagozu, the San Diego Zoo.
Throughout their journey, Sherahi "inwits" (sends her mind forward in space and time) to commune with the great serpent gods who ronce ruled the world.
Finally alone, Sherahi must face both past and future and come full circle in Sandeagozu.