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* SnakesAreSinister: Snakes portrayed as creepy or evil creatures.

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* SnakesAreSinister: Snakes portrayed as creepy or evil malicious creatures.



* WiseSerpent: Snakes are presented as wise, knowledgeable, and cunning creatures.

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* WiseSerpent: Snakes are presented as wise, knowledgeable, and cunning and sometimes benevolent creatures.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right, top to bottom: a young Indian cobra, Kaa from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', an amphisbaena from ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', an emerald tree boa, a European water snake, and the titular dragon from ''The Bride of the Lindorm King''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right, top to bottom: a young Indian cobra, Kaa from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', an amphisbaena from ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', an emerald tree boa, a European water snake, and the titular dragon from ''The ''[[Literature/PrinceLindworm The Bride of the Lindorm King''.King]]''.]]
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* ClassicalChimera: Traditional Chimeras will usually have snakes for tails. As in the ''whole snake''.
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* BirdVsSerpent: Snake (sea or land reptile) against bird (sky technically a reptile).

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* BirdVsSerpent: Snake (sea or land reptile) against bird (sky technically a reptile).
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* WiseSerpent: Snakes are presented as wise, knowledgeable, and cunning creatures.
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* HealingSerpent: Snakes and snake-like entities that heal.
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* {{Nue}}: A chimeric yokai that is often depicted with having the tail of a snake.
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* SssssnakeTalk: Sssspeaking by holding your ssssibilantssss like a hissssing ssssnake.

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* SssssnakeTalk: Sssspeaking Speaking by holding your ssssibilantssss sibilants like a hissssing ssssnake.hissing snake. Like thissss.
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Despite the name, SmugSnake does not go here. WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes ''can'' involve snakes, but doesn't have to.

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Despite the name, SmugSnake does and CorneredRattlesnake do not go here. WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes ''can'' involve snakes, but doesn't have to.
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Kaa's image turns out to be a fanart, so replacing with an actual screenshot. Discussion


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* WesternRattlers: Rattlesnakes are connected to the [[Main/TheWildWest American West]] and its [[TheWestern associated genre]]
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* WesternRattlers: Rattlesnakes are connected to the [[Main/TheWildWest American West]] and its [[TheWestern associated genre]]
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* WesternRattlers: Rattlesnakes are connected to the [[Main/TheWildWest American West]] and it's [[TheWestern associated genre]]
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* WesternRattlers: Rattlesnakes are connected to the [[Main/TheWildWest American West]] and it's its [[TheWestern associated genre]]
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* BirdVsSerpent: Snake (sea or land) against bird (sky).

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* BirdVsSerpent: Snake (sea or land) land reptile) against bird (sky).(sky technically a reptile).
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* BirdVsSerpent: Snake (sea or land) against bird (sky).
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* WesternRattlers: Rattlesnakes are connected to the [[Main/TheWildWest American West]] and it's [[TheWestern associated genre]]
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* TheGreatSerpent: Snakes of incredibly large sizes, which may or may not be supernatural.
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Since nobody raised any objections to putting Eastern Zodiac on And On That Index He Had Some Pigs, I'm putting it on all animals of the zodiac with an index.

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* EasternZodiac: The snake is the sixth animal of the zodiac.
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* SnakeWhip: Animate whips shaped like snakes.
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* SerpentStaff: A staff modeled after a snake.
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* SomewhereAHerpetologistIsCrying: When snakes are depicted with ArtisticLicenseBiology.
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Despite the name, SmugSnake does not go here.

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* SegmentedSerpent: Snakes and similar creatures whose long bodies are depicted as a series of discrete segments.
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* ScaledUp: Characters taking on a more reptilian form, oftentimes a snake

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* ScaledUp: Characters taking on a more reptilian form, oftentimes a snakesnake.
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* ScaledUp: Characters taking on a more reptilian form, oftentimes a snake
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right, top to bottom: a young Indian cobra, Kaa from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook'', an amphisbaena from ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', an emerald tree boa, a European water snake, and the titular dragon from ''The Bride of the Lindorm King''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right, top to bottom: a young Indian cobra, Kaa from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook'', ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', an amphisbaena from ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', an emerald tree boa, a European water snake, and the titular dragon from ''The Bride of the Lindorm King''.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right, top to bottom: a young Indian cobra, Kaa from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook'', an amphisbaena from ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', an emerald tree boa, a European water snake, and the titular dragon from ''The Bride of the Lindorm King''.]]
Tropes pertaining to snakes, serpents, and slithery reptiles in general.

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* BasiliskAndCockatrice: The basilisk of antiquity was depicted as the king of serpents, and many modern works follow suit.
* FeatherBoaConstrictor: Wearing a snake as though it's a fashion accessory, typically like a scarf.
* FeatheredSerpent: A snake or snake-like creature with feathers and/or avian wings.
* KnottyTentacles: Despite the name, this often involves snakes getting tied or tangled up like ropes.
* {{Orochi}}: An eight-headed and -tailed serpent from Japanese mythology.
* OurHydrasAreDifferent: The Lernaean Hydra was a many-headed snake, and modern hydras often sport ophidian traits.
* {{Ouroboros}}: A snake biting its own tail; a symbol of infinity and cycles.
* SeaSerpents: Giant, serpentine sea monsters.
* SerpentOfImmortality: Snakes associated with immortality, rejuvenation, rebirth and youth.
* SnakeVersusMongoose: The traditional mortal enmity of snakes and mongooses.
* SnakeCharmer: A character who can hypnotize snakes, usually with flute music.
* SnakePeople: Snake-like humanoids; these may have legs or they may slither on serpentine tails or trunks.
* SnakePit: A large hole with snakes in it, perfect for disposing of meddlesome do-gooders.
* SnakesAreSexy: Snakes associated with sexual themes.
* SnakesAreSinister: Snakes portrayed as creepy or evil creatures.
* SssssnakeTalk: Sssspeaking by holding your ssssibilantssss like a hissssing ssssnake.
* {{Tsuchinoko}}: A mythical Japanese creature resembling a fat, burrowing snake.
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