Line #9 Main/SnakeAndSerpentTropes


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2	[[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 ''[[Literature/PrinceLindworm The Bride of the Lindorm King]]''.]]
3	Tropes pertaining to snakes, serpents, and slithery reptiles in general.
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5	Despite the name, SmugSnake and CorneredRattlesnake do not go here. WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes ''can'' involve snakes, but doesn't have to.
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7	!!Tropes
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9	'''Related:'''
10	+ DragonTropes
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12	[[index]]
13	* BasiliskAndCockatrice: The basilisk of antiquity was depicted as the king of serpents, and many modern works follow suit.
14	* BirdVsSerpent: Snake (sea or land reptile) against bird (sky reptile).
15	* ClassicalChimera: Traditional Chimeras will usually have snakes for tails. As in the ''whole snake''.
16	* EasternZodiac: The snake is the sixth animal of the zodiac.
17	* FeatherBoaConstrictor: Wearing a snake as though it's a fashion accessory, typically like a scarf.
18	* FeatheredSerpent: A snake or snake-like creature with feathers and/or avian wings.
19	* TheGreatSerpent: Snakes of incredibly large sizes, which may or may not be supernatural.
20	* HealingSerpent: Snakes and snake-like entities that heal.
21	* KnottyTentacles: Despite the name, this often involves snakes getting tied or tangled up like ropes.
22	* {{Nue}}: A chimeric yokai that is often depicted with having the tail of a snake.
23	* {{Orochi}}: An eight-headed and -tailed serpent from Japanese mythology.
24	* OurHydrasAreDifferent: The Lernaean Hydra was a many-headed snake, and modern hydras often sport ophidian traits.
25	* {{Ouroboros}}: A snake biting its own tail; a symbol of infinity and cycles.
26	* ScaledUp: Characters taking on a more reptilian form, oftentimes a snake.
27	* SeaSerpents: Giant, serpentine sea monsters.
28	* SegmentedSerpent: Snakes and similar creatures whose long bodies are depicted as a series of discrete segments.
29	* SerpentOfImmortality: Snakes associated with immortality, rejuvenation, rebirth and youth.
30	* SerpentStaff: A staff modeled after a snake.
31	* SnakeVersusMongoose: The traditional mortal enmity of snakes and mongooses.
32	* SnakeCharmer: A character who can hypnotize snakes, usually with flute music.
33	* SnakePeople: Snake-like humanoids; these may have legs or they may slither on serpentine tails or trunks.
34	* SnakePit: A large hole with snakes in it, perfect for disposing of meddlesome do-gooders.
35	* SnakesAreSexy: Snakes associated with sexual themes.
36	* SnakesAreSinister: Snakes portrayed as creepy or malicious creatures.
37	* SnakeWhip: Animate whips shaped like snakes.
38	* SomewhereAHerpetologistIsCrying: When snakes are depicted with ArtisticLicenseBiology.
39	* SssssnakeTalk: Speaking by holding your sibilants like a hissing snake. Like thissss.
40	* {{Tsuchinoko}}: A mythical Japanese creature resembling a fat, burrowing snake.
41	* WesternRattlers: Rattlesnakes are connected to the [[Main/TheWildWest American West]] and its [[TheWestern associated genre]].
42	* WiseSerpent: Snakes are presented as wise, knowledgeable, cunning and sometimes benevolent creatures.
43	[[/index]]

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