Dragon magazine 237

Dragon issue 357 was released in 1997. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Wyrms of the North: Eldenser

 * By Ed Greenwood. pp. 32-37

This article details the amethyst dragon Eldenser of the Sword Coast North.

The Dragon's Bestiary: Venomous!

 * By Kevin Melka. pp. 42-48

This article details a number of venomous creatures: snakes (black mamba, boomslang, cobra), lizards (gila monster, rough-skinned newt), and amphibians (poisonous frog, neotropical toad).