History Characters / CaptainAmericaSnakeThemedEnemies

See the ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} page for more info.

* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: She's the light to Tanya's black, mostly thanks to her preference for dressing in white to Tanya's black.

* ButNotTooBlack: While originally she was illustrated as having darker skin, in more recent years she's been shown as practically Caucasian.

* WhipItGood: Coachwhip is highly skilled in the use of whips in combat.

* WhipItGood: His primary weapons are his electrically charged vibranium whips, which he uses to lash and entangle his enemies. They're also electrically charged for an additional bit of pain.

Tanya Sealy was born in Chicago. A former call girl, she was chosen under unknown circumstances by Roxxon Oil Company to partake in a covert operation to retrieve the mystical Serpent Crown. The executives at Roxxon had a device surgically implanted in Sealy's brain which granted her superhuman abilities. Working together with three other snake-themed villains, Sidewinder, Anaconda, and Death Adder, she became a founding member of the Serpent Squad. she would later be a founding member of bboth the Serpent Society and B.A.D. Girls Inc.

* ImpropableAimingskills: Boomslang has an incredible throwing arm and excellent hand-to-hand combat skills, which makes him a formidable opponent for the likes of Captain America.

* BaldOEvil: Shaves his head.

* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: All of hhis powers stem from the Constrictor battlesuit.

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[[folder:Copperhead]]
!!Davis Lawfers / Copperhead
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #337 (January, 1988)
->''" Spider-Man... I hope you appreciate what a massive mistake it was to make enemies of the Serpent Socie-- Gark--"''

Little is known of Davis Lawfers' history before he joined a group of snake-themed villains organized by the terrorist the Viper to infiltrate the criminal organization known as the Serpent Society so she could take it over. Along with Black Racer, Puff Adder, and Fer-de-Lance, Copperhead took part in a series of robberies of casinos in Las Vegas. Copperhead was apparently the field leader of this group. Although the group battled and were captured by Captain America (then known as The Captain) and his allies, their mission achieved its objective when they were sprung from jail by the Serpent Society's leader Sidewinder and offered membership.

* GrapplingHookPistol: His armor is equipped with a fang-like grappling hook.
* LargeHam: Observe this bit of dialogue, as he's blasting random civilians:
-->'''Copperhead:''' These mindless miscreants fall like chaff before the scythe!
* OneSteveLimit: He's actually the third person to be codenamed Copperhead, but the first one to be snake-themed.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His armor is mostly orange and copper in color.
* ShockAndAwe: Copperhead's armor is equipped with devices on his wrist that produces paralyzing electrical blasts.
* WallCrawl: his armor is equipped with suction cups that allow him to stick to walls to scale them.
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[[folder:Cottonmouth]]
!!Burchell Clemens / Cottonmouth
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!!!'''Species:''' Human cyborg
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #310 (October, 1985)
->''" claim the right to kill him. For what he did to me in the fight with MODOK -- I want to bite off his head!"''

Cottonmouth is a vicious member of the Serpent Society with the ability to unhinge his jaw. With a row of steel teeth, he enjoys biting the heads off of his victims.

* FangsAreEvil: Both his teeth and the ones in his costume are sharp fangs, and he's one of the more dangerous members of the Serpent Society.
* ManBitesMan: Thanks to his modified jaw, this is his favored tactic.
* OneSteveLimit: He has nothing to do with Luke Cage's enemy Cornell Stokes besides moniker. He has fought Luke Cage at least once, though.
* ScaryBlackMan: He's African-American and loves to take a bite out of his foes.
* ScaryTeeth: Besides the one in his costume, his fangs are sharp like those of a snake.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His costume is mostly purple.
* VolumetricMouth: Like an actual snake, he can stretch his mouth wide open to devour people whole.

[[folder:Death Adder]]
!!Roland Burroughs / Death Adder I
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!!!'''Species:''' Human mutate
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Two-In-One'' #64

Death Adder was a mute killer who was a member of the Serpent Society. He was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld, but later was brought back by The Hood in order to eliminate the Punisher.

* BackFromTheDead: He was one of the many lesser known villains killed by the Scourge that were brought back to life by the Hood.
* BewareMyStingerTail: He had a bionic tail which he could control like a fifth limb. Adder could use the tail to strike at great speed, since it could reach a speed of up to 60 miles per hour through the air. In addition, the tail was decorated with sharpened prongs, impregnated with a fast-acting poison that was of sufficient strength to be able to kill even superhuman victims like M.O.D.O.K. and Tigra.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His parents were still alive at the time of his first death. They were distraught when the Society informed them of his death. The Society themselves were pissed at his murder, and tried going on the warpath to avenge him. In particular it seems he was close to Black Mamba.
* KilledOffForReal: Killed a second time by Venom while serving on Crime Master's Sinister Six.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: Mostly green and purple.
* PoisonedWeapons: Death Adder had death adder venom contained in the claws on his fingertips and the tip of his tail that would paralyze his victims and eventually prove fatal.
* PrehensileTail: Death Adder's tail was connected to his nervous system, meaning he could control it like an extra limb.
* SilentAntagonist: Being mute, he cannot speak.
* TheSpeechless: As a result of a mistake during the surgery to give him gills, Burroughs was rendered mute.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: He was amphibious, able to breathe under the water by extracting oxygen molecules from the water by means of gills installed in his body. There was apparently no limit to the time that Death Adder could remain under water.
* SuperSwimmingSkills: Death Adder could swim at speeds of up to 35 miles per hour.
* TailSlap: Adder could use the tail to strike at great speed, since it could reach a speed of up to 60 miles per hour through the air.
* WolverineClaws: Death Adder wore lightweight full body armor supplied by the Brand Corporation, which included titanium talons on his gloves.

!!Theodore Scott / Death Adder II
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!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Civil War'' Files #1

Originally seen alongside the Thunderbolts army during the superhuman Civil War, this Death Adder has also been seen alongside a new incarnation of the Serpent Society.
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* AccidentalMurder: Apparently Deadpool wasn't aiming at him.
* BewareMyStingerTail: He had a bionic tail which he could control like a fifth limb. Adder could use the tail to strike at great speed, since it could reach a speed of up to 60 miles per hour through the air. In addition, the tail was decorated with sharpened prongs, impregnated with a fast-acting poison that was of sufficient strength to be able to kill even superhuman victims like M.O.D.O.K. and Tigra.
* BoomHeadshot: Deadpool threw a shuriken at Death Adder without looking and hit him in the head, killing him. Deadpool lamented the shot, claiming that he was aiming for Lord Deathstrike.
* LegacyCharacter: Second person to take the Death Adder codename, even though Burroughs had already been revived at the Time.
* PrehensileTail: Death Adder's tail was connected to his nervous system, meaning he could control it like an extra limb.
* ProfessionalKiller: Being part of the Assassin's Guild, he's also this.
* TailSlap: Adder could use the tail to strike at great speed, since it could reach a speed of up to 60 miles per hour through the air.

[[folder:Diamondback]]
!!Rachel Leighton / Diamondback
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #310 (October 1985)

A former member of the Serpent Society, Diamondback is a villainess-turned-hero, a ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} operative, and the former girlfriend of Captain America.

See Characters/CaptainAmericaSupportingCharacters for more info.

[[folder:Eel]]
!!Leopold Stryke / Eel
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Strange Tales'' #112 (Sept 1963)
->''"I'm the best caretaker this aquarium ever had! I've got a a way with fish, and they know it! That's why I decided to call myself the Eel when I embarked on my career of crime! Because I'm as slippery, and as dangerous as the electric eel!"''

Leopold Stryke, the original Eel, was the curator of an aquarium who led a secret life as a costumed criminal. Stryke later joined his brother Jordan, the original Viper, as a member of the first Serpent Squad. The Eel was also a member of the second Serpent Squad, although he was unaware when joining that Jordan had been murdered by the new Squad's organizer, the second Viper. He was killed by the costumed criminal known as the Gladiator, who stole a disintegrator ray device that was in the Eel's possession.

* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: All of his powers derived from his Eel Battlesuit.
* FamilyBusiness: The first Eel was the brother of the first Viper, a founding member of the Serpent Society.
* HandBlast: Shoots electricity from his gloves.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Bright blue and purple does not make for a good suit if you're a thief, though he seems to manage.
* KilledOffForReal: He was killed by the costumed criminal known as the Gladiator, who stole a disintegrator ray device that was in the Eel's possession.
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: He can be a thief in one story, a mercenary in the next, or just hired muscle.
* PsychoElectricEel: His motif is derived from the electric eel.
* ShockAndAwe: His gloves can fire off electric blasts.
* SiblingTeam: When he worked with his brother Jordan Stryke.
* VillainTeamUp: Frequently a part of these.
** Was once a part of the Serpent Society.
** Once served on Zemo's Thunderbolts.

!!Edward Lavell / Eel II
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!!!'''Nationality:''' American
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' #92 (Apr 1983)
->''"Suck my voltage!"''

Lavell took over the super-powered costume and identity of the Eel from the original Eel, Leopold Stryke, who had died by then. As the new Eel, Lavell first ran afoul of Power Man and Iron Fist when he and Man-Mountain Marko unsuccessfully attempted to free the Maggia boss known as Hammerhead from police captivity while being transported to a new prison. He joined the fifth Serpent Squad led by the Red Skull's daughter Sin.

* AnimalThemeNaming: The Eel
* ClothesMakeTheSuperMan: All of his powers are derived from his suit.
* LegacyCharacter: He is the second villain to use the name 'the Eel'.
* PurpleIsPowerful: His Eel costume has more purple than the one his predecessor had.
* PsychoElectricEel: His motif is derived from the electric eel.
* ShockAndAwe: The Eel costume features small devices capable of generating large and small bursts of electricity. It can fire electrical bolts (initially only through his suit's chest protector) and give off bright glows, as well as set up an electric current in the costume that will shock anyone touching it.

[[folder:Fer-de-Lance]]
!!Teresa Vasquez / Fer-de-Lance
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!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #337

* BadassNormal: She has no powers beyond her skills with blades.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Fer-de-Lance wears a foot-long talon attached to each of her wrists. Each talon is apparently coated with poison.
* BlatantLies: Assures Diamondback she just wants Sidewinder and has no intention of hurting her if she surrenders. As she's lunging towards Rachel with her blades raised.
-->'''Fer-de-Lance:''' You will not come to harm!\\
'''Diamondback:''' ''(already throwing her diamonds)'' I believe that like I believe in Santa Claus!
* GratuitousSpanish: Tends to use it.
* TheMole: One of Viper's goons sent to infiltrate the Society.
* SpicyLatina: Also vicious and murderous.

[[folder:Princess Python]]
!!Zelda [=DuBois=] / Princess Python
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #22 (Mar 1965)

Zelda [=DuBois=] started out as a snake charmer, using a 25-foot python in her act. She later became a criminal, using a gigantic snake under her mental control to commit crimes as Princess Python, part of the Circus of Crime. She later becomes a member of the Serpent Squad as well as its successor the Serpent Society, but left the group as she is not a killer.

* AlliterativeName: Her codename is alliterative.
* AnimalThemeNaming: Uses the python as codename.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Her son Daniel tried to kill her with a car bomb, but she survived.
* GreenAndMean: Her outfits are always green and she's not particularly nice.
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* PsychicLink: Claims she has this with her [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever gigantic]] pet python.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: A villain with a pet python.
* UglyGuyHotWife: She was once married to literal ape-man Martin Blank/Gibbon.
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[[folder:Puff Adder]]
!!Gordon "Gordo" Fraley / Puff Adder
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!!!'''Species:''' Human mutant
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #337 (January 1988)

Puff Adder is a member of the Serpent Society. He has the ability to expand his size and musculature. He also can spew an acidic cloud from his mouth at a very close range.

* AnimalThemeNaming: Puff Adder, a venomous viper species found in savannah and grasslands from Morocco and western Arabia throughout Africa except for the Sahara and rain forest regions.
* TheBigGuy: Mostly provides muscle for his team.
* BreathWeapon: The cowl of Puff Adder's costume contains a pressurized container of noxious gas which can be released from his mouth area.
* DependingOnTheArtist: He's been variably depicted as blonde Caucasian and African-American.
* MightyGlacier: He can enlarge himself and hit hard, but can’t move himself quickly.
* TheMole: Another of Viper's moles.
* {{Mutant}}: He's one of the few mutants among the ranks of the Serpent Society.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: Like other members of the Serpent squadrons, his costume is green.
* SizeShifter: Puff Adder has the mutant ability to enlarge, or "puff up," his body to make himself stronger and more massive in build.
* VillainousFriendship: He's friends with Anaconda and Rock Python.

[[folder:Rattler]]
!!Gustav Kruger / Rattler
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!!!'''Nationality:''' Polish
!!!'''Species:''' Human cyborg
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #310 (October, 1985)

Rattler is a member of the Serpent Society with the ability to create vibrations with his bionic tail.

* BewareMyStingerTail: Has a bionic tail that generates sonic vibrations used to create shock waves, deflect projectiles, or disorient.
* HandicappedBadass: Rattler is 85% deaf in both ears, and employs electronic hearing aids in his cowl to afford him normal hearing.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His costume is mostly dark orange.
* SuperStrength: Rattler possesses superhuman strength enabling him to lift approximately 1,000 pounds.
* UnexplainedRecovery: He was seemingly killed by the new Scourge, who found him about to commit a robbery, but he later turned up alive as a member of the new Serpent Society formed by the new Cobra.

[[folder:Rock Python]]
!!M'Gula / Rock Python
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!!!'''Nationality:''' South African
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!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #341 (May, 1988)

A criminal from South Africa, Rock Python joined the Serpent Society under orders from Viper. He aided Viper in her schemes, but was quickly defeated by Captain America and his ally Nomad.

* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: The African rock python, the largest snake on the African continent.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Despite being trained with his trick eggs, which have various effects including nerve gas and steel wires, Rock Python's enemies most often use his own weaponry against him.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His costume is mostly blue and purple.
* SuperToughness: Rock Python has skin, muscle, and bones that are rock-hard, much like a rock python snake. He is impervious to high caliber arms fire, powerful explosions, intense heat, and deadly impacts.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Despite trying to improve himself and even getting a job as security guard at a bank, he was eventually seen along with most of the Serpent Solutions.
* [[TrickArrow Trick Eggs]]: He carries little gimmick "snake eggs" which, upon impact, release various substances such as smoke bombs, acids, plastic explosives, and "snake wrap": explosive-launched inch wide, razor-sharp steel alloy metallic ribbons designed to ensnare opponents like bolas and immobilize them.
* VillainousFriendship: He's friends with Anaconda and Puff Adder.

[[folder:Sidewinder]]
!!Seth Voelker / Sidewinder I
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #64 (June 1980)

Formerly the leader of the Serpent Society, Sidewinder is a retired villain with the ability of teleportation.

* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: Tended to smoke one when out of costume.
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: He was so busy looking over the society's accounts he failed to notice Black Mamba was looking a little... [[MuggedForDisguise different]], which probably would've scuppered the actual Black Mamba's attempt to doll herself up for that night.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His costume was mostly orange and purple.
* {{Teleportation}}: Which he used to get the other members of the Squadron out of jail.
* TeleportCloak: Sidewinder wore a cloak that had the power to teleport him and anyone else he covered with it.

!!Gregory Bryan / Sidewinder II
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!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' Vol 4 #31 (November, 2004)

Successor to the Sidewinder mantle after the original retired and reformed.
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* LegacyCharacter: Long after Seth Voelker retired, Gregory Bryan became the new Sidewinder, was given the teleportation powers of the original, and ended up joining the Society.
* TwoFirstNames: Gregory and Bryan are both used as first names.

[[folder:Viper]]
!!Jordan Dixon (legally changed from Jordan Stryke) / Viper I
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!!!'''Nationality:''' American
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #157 (January, 1973)

One of the founders of the Serpent Squad and brother to Eel. He was eventually slain by Madame Hydra who usurped his name.

* TheFaceless: Strangely he has never been seen without the mask.
* GreenAndMean: His costume is green, although he certainly wasn't as mean as Ophelia.
* KlingonPromotion: A victim of this. Madame Hydra killed him and usurped his codename and the control of the Serpent Society.
* PoisonedWeapons: The Viper hurled darts tipped with lethal poisons.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His costume is completely green.
* SiblingTeam: With his brother Leopold Stryke, the first Eel.
* UnexplainedRecovery: After being dead for years, he somehow reappeared alive during the formation of Serpent Solutions.

!!Ophelia Sarkissian / Viper II
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!!!'''Nationality:''' Hungarian
!!!'''Species:''' Human mutate
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #110 (February, 1969)
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See the ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} page for more info.

* BewareMyStingerTail: He had a bionic tail which he could control like a fifth limb.

The title of the Eel has been passed around by many criminals over the years. Originally a crook with a special suit that made him extra slippery, later suit wearers would upgrade it to have an electric emitter, giving them the ability to create electrical shield and energy blasts.

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* ScaryBlackMan: He's African-American and loves to take a bit out of his foes.

Bushmaster is a human being with cybernetic arms as well as a cybernetic serpent's tail in place of his legs after his limbs were destroyed in an accident.

* ButNotTooBlack: While originally she was illustrated as having darker skin, in more recent years she's been shown as practically caucasian.

Former call girl and member of many organizations, most notably the Serpent Society and B.A.D. Girls Inc.

* AmazonBrigade: Has been part of the Femizons, the B.A.D. Girls inc. and Serpent Solutions.

Silent speedster of the Serpent Squad.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Originally she appeared to be caucasian before it was eventually decided she would have dark skin.

Boomslang is a member of the Serpent Society who throws snake shaped boomerangs.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His parents were still alive at the time of his first death. They were distraught when the Society informed them of his death. The Society themselves were pissed at his murder, and tried going on the warpath to avenge him.

* RubberMan: She can elongate her arms and legs like those of a snake, although not the rest of her body.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To the Serpent Squad, since Sidewinder had been a member, and there has been a lot of roster overlap over the years.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: When compared to the other snake-themed bad guys, the boomslang is the least known.