def METHOD_NAME(text):
    """Is the textual-form network address a multicast address?
    *text*, a ``str``, the textual address.
    Raises ``ValueError`` if the address family cannot be determined
    from the input.
    Returns a ``bool``.
    """
    try:
        first = dns.ipv4.inet_aton(text)[0]
        return first >= 224 and first <= 239
    except Exception:
        try:
            first = dns.ipv6.inet_aton(text, True)[0]
            return first == 255
        except Exception:
            raise ValueError