Excerpt from Bounty Hunter's Manual:
Grand Mandragora
The Grand Mandragora is an advanced species of carnivorous plant, and a cousin of the lesser, or common mandrake. This creature spends all its time in its burrow, as it cannot leave once it has taken root. Usually, it prefers heavy brush and dead leaves to cover it from the sight of prey. It uses the 'lure' on the top of its head as bait, to attract curious animals (and people) within grabbing distance, then devours the helpless victim, usually leaving nothing more than bones.

Anatomy: The Primary Head is the part of the Grand Mandragora that captures and swallows prey whole. If cut away, it will have to depend on its Secondary Head until it grows back.
The Thorny Vines are also used for grasping prey, also important for sub-duing larger and stronger prey, too.
The eyes help the plant see its prey from within the leaves, they're also able to see in the dark.
The Upper 'Root', or Stalk of the plant is its main body, containing its digestive system.
The Lower Root is used to anchor the plant in place, and absorbs various nutrients from the earth. Even though it is carniverous, the Grand Mandragora also still needs minerals, soil and water to survive.

Nature: Highly violent and sneaky, will usually eat anything that moves. Intelligent, predatory and swift. Approach with extreme caution!

Habitat: Heavy brushed and forested areas, will thrive in un-raked backyards.

Breeding and life-cycle/life-span: The 'lure' on the Grand Mandragora's head actually contains the seeds. Like most other plants, it depends on pollination in order to re-produce. Though it normally eats anything, during the colder autumn and winter seasons, it begins hibernation, where its 'lure' splits, exposing the seeds. Birds take and gather the seeds, and the lure grows back in the Spring. Grand Mandragoras can live for ages, on occasion for hundreds of years if not detected and disposed of. The seed starts to germinate once it's been dropped in sufficient soil, and once it's large enough, the head will form and it will start craving meat. Once the seedling's mouth and eyes are present, it already squeels and whines for food. It eats voraciously, anything that gets too close, including on occasion human feet! People who discover seedlings usually call in for them to be exterminated, but unfortunately, others find them 'cute', and start to feed them themselves. This is NOT recomended! Though the seedling may appear to be 'tame', it's still a deadly predator, and once it's large enough, it WILL attempt to eat the hand that feeds them.

Detection, Extermination and cultivation: Though the Grand Mandragora is highly dangerous, it is still a plant, and like most plants, it is highly susceptable to cold and heat. There are several tell-tale signs for the presence of a Grand Mandragora, or at worst, an infestation:
-One or more piles of leaves.
-Scattered animal bones sticking up from the soft soil or under dead leaves.
-Mysterious pet disappearances.
-Un-explained rustling sounds in the leaves.
-Shrinking compost pile.
-Sighting a lure on occasion
If any of these signs are reported, it is extremely likely that there is a Grand Mandragora present. These steps should be followed for extermination IMMEDIATELY:
Burn, or blow away the leaves from a safe distance. Burning the leaves will draw them out, and hopefully kill them instantly, or at the least injure them. If you use a leaf blower, it will simply reveal, and unfortunately anger them. Now, the tricky part, is there needs to be at least one person distracting the Mandragora, and it will be another's job to cut off the Primary Head. Cutting off the Primary Head will lessen the danger, and make it easier to destroy the plant. If a mass infestation is involved, the whole area may have to be poisoned or burned, though burning is not suggested, as burning Mandragora fumes has a narcotic effect similar to Marajuana.
Despite being dangerous, the Mandragora also has many benefficial aspects, many of its parts such as leaves, roots and seeds used in medicine.

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This thing took me a good several hours, I started on the bus home and finished in Starbucks. A monster from the Pale*glow universe, all done in pencil. Spiffy, no? :D I think the lighting was EVERYWHERE ^^;