Cerberus gave the name "Cerberus" to a genus of Asian snakes, which are commonly called "dog-faced water snakes" in English. Cerberus In Greek mythology, Cerberus (; "Kerberos" ), often called the "hound of Hades", is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. Cerberus was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and usually is described as having three heads, a serpent for a tail, and snakes protruding from parts of his body. Cerberus is primarily known for his capture by Heracles, one of Heracles' twelve labours. Descriptions of Cerberus vary, including
The Case of the Howling Dog the dog for a lookalike. He gives Bessie the dog and orders her not to tell anyone what really happened. Perry later tells Della that he is sure that whatever Bessie did was in self-defense. On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside "The Case of the Curious Bride", "The Case of the Lucky Legs", "The Case of the Velvet Claws", "The Case of the Black Cat" and "The Case of the Stuttering Bishop" in a set entitled "Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection". This