an.5.229 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Black Snakes (1st)

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of a black snake.
What five?
It’s filthy, stinking, cowardly, frightening, and treacherous.
These are the five dangers of a black snake.
In the same way there are five drawbacks of a female.
What five?
She’s filthy, stinking, cowardly, frightening, and treacherous.
These are the five drawbacks of a female.”