List of fictional snakes
Appearance
This List of fictional snakes is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals and is a collection of various notable serpentine characters that appear in various works of fiction. It is limited to well-referenced examples of snakes in literature, music, film, television, comics, animation and video games.
Literature
Name | Work | Author | Notes |
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Asmodeus Poisonteeth | Redwall | Brian Jacques | A giant Adder who lived in an old sandstone quarry north-east of Redwall Abbey. |
Mr. Crowley | Good Omens | Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman | Originally named Crawly. He is a main character as the snake-demon who tempted Eve, though he spends most of the novel in human form. |
Kaa | The Jungle Book | Rudyard Kipling | An Indian Python. |
Nag & Nagaina | Rikki Tikki Tavi | Rudyard Kipling | King Cobras. |
Nagini | Harry Potter' | J.K. Rowling | Voldemort's giant python-viper hybrid |
Salmissra | The Belgariad and Mallorea | David Eddings | Originally queen of Nyissa, Salmissra was turned into a giant serpent by Polgara the Sorceress |
Music
Name | Song(s) | Musician | Notes |
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President Snakes | "President Snakes" songs from the 2015 nerd-folk album President Snakes | The Doubleclicks | President Snakes is a fictional politician made up of five snakes running for the United States presidential election. She ends up losing but winning the swing states. |
Comics
Name | Work | Notes |
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Snake | Snake Tales | A comic strip written by Australian cartoonist Allan Salisbury also known as Sols. |
Snavely | Pogo | From Walt Kelly's Pogo, friend to Li'l Mouse. |
Animation
Name | Film | Notes | |
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Ayame Sohma | Fruits Basket | The Snake of the Chinese zodiac, and Yuki's older brother. | |
Blue Racer | The Blue Racer | A blue snake | |
Craig Slithers[1] | Sanjay and Craig | Sanjay's anthropomorphic pet snake who he met in a pet store, but does not like to be called just a pet. | |
Cobra | Happy Tree Friends | A cobra that bit Toothy at his arm when he tried to make a tent in "Take a Hike". | |
Cy Sly | Ovide and the Gang | A small python who acts as the series' antagonist. | |
Ju-Ju | Princess and the Frog | The snake that belongs to Mama Odie. | |
Malcho | Aladdin | A giant flying serpent who is an enemy of Thundra and (later) Iago and Aladdin | |
Master Viper | Kung Fu Panda | A Green Tree Viper and member of the Furious Five | |
Messina | Freddy as F.R.O.7 | A sorceress and one of the two main antagonists (along with El Supremo) of Freddy the frog | |
Rattlesnake Jake | Rango | A rattlesnake who was one of the antagonists in the film. | |
Karai | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) | Karai was originally Hamato Miwa until Shredder stole her and raised her to be a Foot ninja. Later, finding out Hamato Yoshi (Splinter) is her father, she joins the Turtles. During an episode, Shredder and Splinter duel until she is knocked into a mutagen container, and mutated into a serpent with snakes for hands. | |
Sir Hiss | Robin Hood | Consillour of King John in the 1973 Disney movie "Robin Hood". | |
Slips Python | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | An easy-going, street-talking green tree python. |
Television
Name | Show | Notes |
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Mara | Doctor Who | A being of pure hatred, anger and greed, and requires the fear of its victims to survive. It exists in the minds of its victims and can transmit itself telepathically, although it can also physically manifest as a giant snake. |
Nigel | Vegetable Soup | A pet boa constrictor belonging to an African-American boy named Martin in a "Real People" serial from the series. |
Sammy the Snake | Sesame Street | The famous muppet snake who looks and sounds just like the letter S. |
Video games
Name | Game | Notes | |
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Dendar the Night Serpent | Forgotten Realms | a Snake from the campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. | |
Coily | Q*bert | A snake character hatched from the purple ball once it reaches the bottom of Q*bert's pyramid; conquerable by Q*bert jumping on a disc, luring Coily the snake to jump off the pyramid to his doom. | |
Rattle Shake | Skylanders: Swap Force | ||
Rattle and Roll | Snake Rattle 'n' Roll | Two snake characters, one is red and the other is blue, the player(s) need to control the snake(s) through 11 isometric levels. The object in each level is to eat enough Nibbley Pibbleys to gain enough weight to ring a bell on top of a weighing machine located at the end of the level. | |
Genghis and Atilla | Sneaky Snakes | Two snake characters that are on a journey to save Sonia Snake from the Nasty Nibbler. Game is a sequel to Snake Rattle 'n' Roll. | |
Rattly the Rattlesnake | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2 | An animal buddy snake character that is rebelling against the Kremlings for ruining his home island, he went on the good side to help Diddy and Dixie to save Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool. | |
Histup | Banjo-Kazooie | A snake character that is a pet to Rubee the snake charmer. | |
Trowzer | Yooka-Laylee | A snake character that going to support Yooka and Laylee by selling and teaching them new moves, for a fee of course. |
See also
References
- ^ Nickelodeon Debuts Brand-New Animated Series 'Sanjay and Craig' May 25 TVbytheNumbers.com 22-04-13