A Segben is an extremely powerful and dangerous werewolf-like monster found in Philippine mythology that is not only a fearsome predator with a taste for humans, but has the ability to instantly kill anything it touches with its tongue. Even a single lick will cause its victim to die and allow the beast to feast on their lifeless bodies.
Except for their large round ears, it has an ambiguous appearance. People have problems identifying which end is the head and which one is the tail as they can run fast either forward or backwards.
The Segben attacks their victims by jumping on them. Once it licks their victims, or at the touch of their tongues in the skin, their victims die and the Segben proceeds to eat them. People hear the ears or the Segben flapping as they approach. As a preparation, they carry spices and sharp knives which keeps the Segben off.