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23->'''Bart:''' You like snakes, don't you, Barry White?\
24'''Music/BarryWhite:''' I love the sexy slither of a lady snake. Oh, baby.
25-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E20WhackingDay Whacking Day]]"
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27Simply put, there is something about snakes that inspires our worst fears and greatest dreams. Maybe it's their graceful way of moving, their cool, dispassionate gaze, the smoothness of their scales. Maybe it's the fangs, the way they flick their tongues, or the way they wrap tightly around you in a kind of slinky hug. Maybe it's their [[FreudWasRight suggestive shape]], or the fact that they're [[ArtisticLicenseBiology inherently dangerous]], even if they can't actually hurt you.
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29Whatever the reason, in any situation not emphasizing SnakesAreSinister or SmugSnake, snakes are used as a symbol of sex.
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31Depending on the Mythology you reference, the [[SnakePeople Lamia or Naga]] are pretty much the epitome of this. The Lamia is often described as [[SnakePeople a creature with the body of a snake, and the head, arms, and torso of a human]], and are rarely depicted as anything other than incredibly attractive, if not naturally malevolent. The Naga also fits the former's description, but is otherwise depicted as having the entire body of a snake, with the head taking on a human-like face.[[note]]Modern culture tends to generalize both creatures as being the same thing. The Lamia originated from Greek mythology, and the Naga mainly from Hindu. Depending on which mythology you follow specifically, the naga can be depicted as either type... It's complicated.[[/note]] Often they are [[ShapeShifter shape-shifters]], [[PowerPerversionPotential capable of taking a human or serpentine form.]]
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33Western reinterpretations of these monsters are likely to make them a GorgeousGorgon with serpentine qualities rendered more alluring than monstrous. They might also be decorated with fetishized "exotic" elements of the [[ArabianNightsDays Middle-Eastern]] and [[MysticalIndia Indian]] cultures from which they are appropriated: don't be surprised to see a serpentine seductress wearing a veil and doing a [[UsefulNotes/BellyDancing belly dance]] holding a scimitar.
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35See also FeatherBoaConstrictor for snakes worn draped over the shoulders, which often overlaps with this trope, FlexibilityEqualsSexAbility for when a serpent's flexibility is a part of their sexual allure and NonMammalMammaries for when female snakes possess [[BuxomBeautyStandard large humanoid breasts for the sex appeal]]. Its {{Sister Trope}}s are SexyCatPerson, FoxyVixen, and SeductiveSpider.
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37Could potentially overlap with WiseSerpent if you're [[NerdsAreSexy into that sort of thing]], especially if the snakes are a SceneryCensor or it's combined with SnakePeople[[note]][[{{Squick}} For the love of god]], please don't do it unless the snakes are a SceneryCensor or you [[PopularWithFurries combine it]] with SnakePeople[[/note]].
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39!!Examples:
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42[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
43%%* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has Sun-Sung, a snake Arrancar who turns into a {{Naga}} with her Resurreccion.
44* Princess Snake, one-shot villain from a filler episode of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', is a beautiful green-skinned woman with a snake motif who [[VillainessesWantHeroes tries to seduce Goku]]. When that fails, she drops this trope and reveals her true form as just a plain old giant snake.
45* ''Manga/FairyTail'' has Cobra and his snake Cubellios. Cobra himself is a muscular, good-looking man, and Cubellios, while not exactly sexy as a snake, is actually a girl named Kinana [[SheIsAllGrownUp who becomes quite the knockout after the timeskip]].
46** In the [[Manga/FairyTail100YearsQuest sequel series]], the already attractive Lucy is turned into a snake yokai called a nure-onna, and is given the lower body of a snake, and a ''fully'' exposed upper body.
47* In ''Felarya'', Nagas are one of the main races. Disturbingly, they are very humanlike, tend to have a carefree disposition, and eat humans.
48* Mizuki from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' is a white-haired {{Bishonen}} who can turn into a snake.
49* Lucoa/Quetzalcoatl and Elma from ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''. Both are snake-like dragons who can take the form of a well-endowed human woman.
50* [[SnakePeople Miia the Lamia]] in ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' is a [[BuxomBeautyStandard well endowed]] snake-girl who's head over (metaphoric) heels for her "Darling" Kimihito. Unfortunately for her [[UnwantedHarem so are all the other monster girls]].
51* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
52** Orochimaru has a ridiculous amount of snake symbolism, [[SummonMagic summons]] snakes to fight for him, and [[ScaledUp turns into a giant snake]] made of [[TheWormThatWalks smaller snakes]]. He [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope slithered off the Slippery Slope]] long before the story began, and yet he has [[DracoInLeatherPants a huge fan-following]].
53%%** Also his students Kabuto and Anko.
54** In one of the openings to ''Shippuden'', Sasuke is nude and wrapped up in snakes.
55* Benisato from ''Anime/NinjaScroll'' is a seductress who uses snakes to kill her victims. She also has snake tattoos all over her body, which we know because she spends most of her scenes totally nude. And then there's her [[VaginaDentata last-ditch snake]]...
56* Boa Hancock from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is [[HeadTurningBeauty drop-dead gorgeous]]. No man (except [[IdiotHero Luffy]]) can resist her beauty. She has the power to [[TakenForGranite turn them to stone]] as a result of this and [[FeatherBoaConstrictor has a giant snake as her 24/7 personal attendant]]. [[{{Gonk}} Her sisters]], on the other hand, [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this trope.
57* Uwabami from ''Manga/OumagadokiDoubutsuen'' is three snakes who can transform into a notably beautiful woman with snake hair. When she was {{transplant}}ed to ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', she became a pro hero with a "snake hair" Quirk. She retained her beauty, though, as she is a famous model in her off time.
58* Hilma from ''Literature/Overlord2012'' is the leader of the drug trade division the [[TheMafia sprawling criminal organization]] Eight Fingers, and a former HighClassCallGirl who is still [[FemmeFatale not above using her charms to get her way]]. Fittingly, she has an [[PowerTattoo enchanted tattoo]] on her wrist in the shape of a snake, from which she can [[SummonMagic summon]] a deadly venomous serpent.
59* Echidna from ''Anime/QueensBlade'' has a snake motif and her pet snake, Keltan, is her underwear.
60* In ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'', Hitomi Ishigami and Kagome Ririko are both snake monsters. Hitomi is a GorgeousGorgon, a monster with hair made out of snakes, yet she's got a decently sexy body. Ririko is a lamia, and her true form has a human upper half and snake lower half. Despite the sheer monstrosity of her true form, she's still just as beautiful and sexy as in her human form, especially since she only takes her true form while in her [[DressedLikeADominatrix dominatrix-style]] outfit.
61* Shaina from ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' is the saint of Ophiuchus, who is heavily associated with snakes. Both in and out of universe she's considered one of the toughest and most beautiful female saints.
62%%* Not a real snake, but Naga the White Serpent from ''Anime/{{Slayers}}'' has a name that invokes this.
63* [[MeaningfulName Medusa Gorgon]], one of the primary antagonists of ''Manga/SoulEater'', definitely plays this up when she's not actively distorting her features for the hell of it [[spoiler:or riding around in a 5-year-old girl's body as a method of cheating death.]]
64* Adiane in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is a [[ScaryScorpions scorpion]][[HalfHumanHybrid -woman]], but she also has some elements of this, mostly flicking her tongue out like a snake.
65* In ''Anime/WolfsRain'', Hub talks to a woman wearing revealing lingerie and a snake around her neck while investigating. He seemed less distracted by her sexiness and more distracted by his allergies to snakes.
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69* Creator/BorisVallejo has, naturally, drawn some very sexy [[SnakePeople Snake Women]], like in [[http://vallejo.ural.net/1981/show.php?005 this painting]]. (Warning, ''very'' NSFW.)
70* The serpent from the Garden of Eden is surprisingly depicted as such sometimes, usually as a sort of half-snake half-woman creature.
71* The painting ''Lilith'', by John Collier, depicting a beautiful nude woman wrapped suggestively in a pair of snakes.
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75%%* The Delphyne Gorgon from ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules''.
76* In one flashback in ''ComicBook/{{Ironwood}}'' a young mage student tried [[SlippingAMickey giving a love potion]] to a cold older student whom he loved. It didn't work quite as expected -- she instead had sex with her half-snake [[GirlOnGirlIsHot female]] roommate. Because "this body of yours is [[FreudWasRight very phallic]]" and "[[BiggerIsBetter size does matter]]".
77* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': Sensor (Princess Projectra), depending on which retcon is valid, might count as inversion, since she is a snake (or a naga) hiding behind the illusion of a human woman.
78* ''ComicBook/{{Loki}}'' has some historical associations with snakes and [[Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard since]] 2014 a PrettyBoy redesign. So who is surprised that covers like [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140116224309/marveldatabase/images/c/c5/Loki_Agent_of_Asgard_Vol_1_3_Coipel_Variant_Textless.jpg this]] exist?
79* ''Creator/MarvelComics'' has an AmazonBrigade of [[AnimalAssassin snake-themed assassin]] villainess in the Serpent Society made up of [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bad_girls_inc_earth_616_from_all_new_official_handbook_of_the_marvel_universe_vol_1_1_0001.jpg Black Mamba, Asp and Diamondback]] who are all {{Head Turning Beaut|y}}ies and known [[TheVamp seductresses]]. Black Mamba is particularly famous for her [[MostCommonSuperPower generous bust]] always accompanied by a NavelDeepNeckline in her skintight SpyCatsuit.
80** The Ultimate's version are even less dressed and more attractive.
81* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Circe likes to hang about in slinky dresses with NavelDeepNeckline and [[SexySlitDress slits up the sides]] draped in venomous snakes who were once men before she transformed them into her devoted minions.
82* Stacy X / Miranda Leevald is a mutant with a snake motif, having scaly skin and snake eyes and is one of the most infamous minor ''ComicBook/XMen'' members for [[PowerPerversionPotential using her powers]] to be a prostitute, manipulating her clients' {{Pheromones}} to [[{{Orgasmatron}} give them great pleasure]], which made her a famous SexGoddess.
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85[[folder:Fan Works]]
86* The mutie biker Harley from the ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10600928/1/Highway-Don-t-Care Highway Don't Care]]'' is described as curvaceous and attractive -- despite her scales, slit-pupilled eyes and unhinging jaw. Her partner, Indian, has a helpless crush on her. She doesn't like being described as a snake, threatening to cold-cock anyone who describes her as such.
87* ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'': There's an entire fetish related to Disney's Kaa (or some expy thereof) hypnotizing and/or coiling people (Mowgli, the author/artist's favorite fictional character, or even the reader her/himself) and either eating them, keeping them as pets/slaves or... [[YouDoNotWantToKnow whatever]].
88* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' fics of Creator/AAPessimal, in this case ''Fanfic/WhyAndWere'', Johanna Smith-Rhodes is seen handling a pet python with nonchalance and looking as if, in different clothing, she could be seen moonlighting as an exotic dancer rather than a zoologist.[[note]]She concedes she could give this a go, if assassination failed to pay a living wage. She notes it would shock her family, who appear to have no objection to her being an Assassin...[[/note]] She also wrangles poisonous snakes in the course of a day's work, making post boxes safe again for the city.
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91[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
92%%* Who can forget Viper from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''? And voiced by Creator/LucyLiu no less!
93* Zaina, the villain of ''WesternAnimation/{{Koati}}'', plays with this. She's a coral snake whose main vices are all-consuming greed and vanity, and thinks herself beautiful to boot. Despite her attractiveness, she's HatedByAll and generally seen as a wicked person because of her acts, especially by the end when it's revealed [[spoiler: she's been praciticing a form of SocialDarwinism to weed out weaker animals from the jungle.]]
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96[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
97* Zhora in ''Film/BladeRunner'' is working as an exotic dancer using a robot snake as a prop.
98-->"Ladies and gentlemen... Taffey Lewis presents... Miss Salome and the snake. Watch her take the pleasures from the serpent... that once corrupted man."
99* ''Film/BramStokersDracula'':
100** Lucy wears a snake-themed dress for the party where her three suitors are introduced. Her hairstyle for the scene is also done to resemble coiled serpents.
101** One of Dracula's brides has live snakes in her hair for the scene where they seduce Jonathan.
102* In the film of Music/ColePorter's {{Musical}} ''Theatre/CanCan'', in the "Adam and Eve" ballet, the Snake in the Garden of Eden is played as a very sexy woman.
103* Medusa from ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|2010}}'' remake is half-woman, half-snake, [[GorgeousGorgon all sexy]].
104* Thulsa Doom, the BigBad from the ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'' movie. He turns into a snake during the orgy, one assumes for some fun.
105* Originally planned for ''Film/TheEvilDead1981'' where Linda - the protagonist's girlfriend - was going to have demon make-up that looked like a snake. They changed their minds to have her resemble a CreepyDoll, but the snake make-up is still visible for the scene where Ash drags her out of the cabin (which was filmed first).
106* Creator/SalmaHayek's snake dance in ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn''. When she [[GameFace goes monster]], it resembles a snake form, even initially having a cobra head.
107* ''Film/GreenSnake'' is about two shapeshifting snakes who, in human form, look like beautiful maidens. One of them is played by Creator/MaggieCheung.
108* TheProtagonist of UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} film ''Film/{{Hisss}}'' is a Nagini, a shapeshifting cobra that can turn into a HeadTurningBeauty human form (played by Creator/MallikaSherawat) with many of her scenes being played for {{Fanservice}}, with her being NakedOnArrival, [[SleepsInTheNude sleeping naked]], wearing {{Stripperiffic}} clothing and going SkinnyDipping complete with {{Sexy Surfacing Shot}}s.[[note]]Although the nudity is never explicit, being censored by [[SceneryCensor strategic camera or [[CensorShadow shadow placement]], with the most flesh shown being ShouldersUpNudity or ToplessnessFromTheBack shots.[[/note]]
109* In the Creator/FritzLang movie ''Film/TheIndianTomb'' (1959) a woman is being sacrificed to the snake goddess, so she throws off her robe to reveal a TheissTitillationTheory bikini and [[SnakeCharmer dances to mesmerize the cobra]] which is her means of execution. It works until she stumbles and the cobra rears to strike, but fortunately a watching Indian prince [[EatingTheEyeCandy had been quite mesmerized by her performance as well]], and saves her life.
110* Kaa is a [[GenderFlip female]] in ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'' and is voiced by Creator/ScarlettJohansson, sounding seductive and deadly at the same time. She's also much less comical than her 1967 Sterling Holloway counterpart.
111* ''Film/KillBill'' has the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, all played by attractive actors[[note]]Okay, it's downplayed with TheOneGuy, the slovenly hick Budd (codenamed Sidewinder). But even he has his admirers, especially given [[Creator/MichaelMadsen his actor]].[[/note]] and [[AnimalThemeNaming codenamed after snakes]]. Their leader, [[Creator/DavidCarradine Bill himself]], is codenamed Snake Charmer, a particularly apt name given [[SilverFox his way with the ladies even in his sixties]].
112* ''Film/TheLairOfTheWhiteWorm''. The sexy BigBad Lady Marsh (Amanda Donohoe) acts in a snakelike manner (including dancing and swaying to music), can change into a partially snake-like form and has a giant snake as her deity.
113* ''Film/NightAngel'': The succubus villainess, after bewitching the staff of a glamour magazine to fawn over her, takes part in a photoshoot where she's cradling a snake while wearing make-up that makes [[TwoFaced half of her face look snake-like]].
114* Predating the Nollywood below, the Indonesian ''Film/NyiBlorong'' based on a local myth.
115* The Nollywood ''Film/SnakeGirl'' saga. The actress plays a cobra/human shapeshifter, and she is sexy, scary and verrrry snakish ([[NoBudget even without any SFX]]) at the same time.
116* ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'': [[SnakePeople White Mamba]] is quite seductive and flirtatious, especially with her snake-like appearance. It helps that she's voiced by Diana Taurasi.
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120%%* Salmissra, Queen of the Snake People in ''Literature/TheBelgariad''.
121* A. Merritt's novel ''The Face in the Abyss'' has Ananda the Snake Mother, a beautiful silver-haired naga with pearly, heart-shaped scales.
122* One minor character in the ''Literature/IncarnationsOfImmortality'' series is a dancer named Pythia, whose act involves dancing suggestively with a snake before letting it [[SwallowedWhole swallow her whole]] (she makes sure to use an ointment that'll keep her from being digested or suffocated).
123* In Creator/JohnKeats' ''Lamia'' poem, Lamia is a beautiful snake, being a "rainbow" of lovely colors. When she turns into a woman, she becomes TheVamp.
124* In ''Literature/MakingMoney'', Moist thinks that his girlfriend can sashay in a way that could put snakes to shame.
125* In ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', the Emerald Witch transforms into a poisonous serpent after trying to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything corrupt the protagonists]] into shunning [[CrystalDragonJesus Aslan]].
126* A variation in the ''Literature/{{Xanth}}'' novels is the Python of Mount Parnassus, an immense snake capable of swallowing live humans whole (with ease), who also has the ability to control any woman through the power of sexiness... which makes no sense, but hey, [[AWizardDidIt it's Xanth]].
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130* When [[MsFanservice Emma Peel]] of ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxSpTKE5Jno debuted in the Hellfire Club as the Queen of Sin]], she had a live snake wrapped around her arm.
131* Ruthie, the snake charmer from ''Series/{{Carnivale}}''. She's not evil, but she is an OldMaid who ReallyGetsAround.
132* Crowley from ''Series/GoodOmens2019'' was the serpent who tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden and spends most of his time looking like [[CuteMonsterGirl a handsome man with golden snake eyes]] and a [[SupermodelStrut slithery gait]].
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136* Most obviously, explicitly {{Freud|Was Right}}ian example ever: "Here Comes the Snake" by Cherry Poppin' Daddies.
137-->''Here comes the snake and he circles your leg.\
138He's come to play and make your body parts shake.''
139* Music/KenAshcorp references Nagas or Lamias as an object of sexual attraction in "Touch Fluffy Tail", specifically demanding 'Give me some of that coil'.
140* The Lamia from ''Music/TheLambLiesDownOnBroadway'' by Music/{{Genesis|Band}}.
141* Music/MonsterMagnet has a song called ''Snake Dance'' on one of their earlier albums, ''Spine of God''.
142* The music video "Engel" by Music/{{Rammstein}} has a dancer who uses a snake as a prop- the whole video is a reference/homage to ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn''.
143* One of the strippers in the MusicVideo for "How Do U Want It?" by Music/TupacShakur is seen with a python.
144* ''Reptile'' by Music/TheChurch compares the FemmeFatale who's the subject of the song with the eponymous reptile, either a snake or a lizard.
145-->''I see you slither away with your skin and your tail''\
146''Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales''\
147''Like a real reptile.''
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152* Wagyl from [[Myth/AboriginalAustralianMyths Noongar]] mythology is a FertilityGod and as such portrayed as intersex and with pronounced sexual characteristics. As they are one of the many gods blended into the cultural appropriation abomination that is "[[TheGreatSerpent Rainbow Serpent]]" this becomes a trait associated with various other deities that originally weren't supposed to be sexy (like Garriya from Gamilaraay folklore, a generic water snake monster).
153* The Snake in the Chinese zodiac is associated with sexuality, to the point where calling a woman "a snake" in China is a compliment. "Madame White Snake" is also one of the best-known folk tales in China, a fantasy tale revolving around a young scholar who marries an incredibly beautiful woman named "Madame White", only to find out that she and her maidservant are snakes in human form. See the other wiki article [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_White_Snake here]] for more details.
154* Early versions of the tale of Melusine revealed her to be a [[SnakePeople Naga]]. [[AdaptationSpeciesChange Later versions changed this to a mermaid]].
155* In Indian mythologies, the Naga (the snake people) were described as extremely beautiful, both male and female, in their human forms.
156* "Nyi Blorong" based on Indonesian mythology, has been often described as a beautiful, yet deadly, temptress who temps unwary and lost males with sexual advances and wealth, and eventually the lives of the males relatives (or the male itself).
157* Depending on the source, [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Medusa of the Greek Mythology]] can count. Instead of being horrifyingly butt-ugly, some stories depict [[GorgeousGorgon Medusa to be extremely beautiful regardless of the snake hair]], [[SoBeautifulItsACurse so beautiful that]] [[TakenForGranite people turn to stone anyway out of the sheer beauty.]]
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160[[folder:Pinballs]]
161* Creator/{{Bally}}'s ''Pinball/MataHari'' pinball prominently features the sexy spy on the backglass and art, with several snakes lurking around the edges.
162* ''Pinball/{{Viper}}'' features a menacing robotic serpent and a naked chrome {{Fembot}} on the backglass.
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165[[folder:Podcasts]]
166* ''Podcast/SibyllineSounds'' has several sexy snake characters. The most frequently appearing ones are Sage, a snake who works as a therapist, and Calister, your snake boyfriend who works in a coffee shop.
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169[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
170* Wrestling/BrookeAdams dressed up as 'Jane of the Jungle' for the 2007 ''Cyber Sunday'' Halloween costume contest in a FurBikini, complete with a snake draped around her shoulders.
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174* Averted by Creator/BillEngvall in his album ''Here's Your Sign''. He's [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes scared to death of snakes]] and when one girlfriend tried to invoke this (with a boa constrictor named "Fluffy"), he suddenly sobered up and left her house.
175-->'''Girlfriend''' ''[breathy]'': ''No. Wait, Bill... Fluffy can wrap around us while we make love.''\
176'''Bill''' ''[mockingly breathy]'': ''No he can't... cause I'll '''kill''' him.''
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180* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
181** Maraliths are powerful demons, [[StatuesqueStunner being tall]] with long, snaky tails and the upper bodies of six-armed women. They're ''usually'' depicted as being [[HeadTurningBeauty extremely attractive]] (a few rare pictures have depicted them as being ugly and bestial). One ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}'' short story told in comic book form features a cambion trying to win the love of one of them, only [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor to get his wish in the worst way possible.]]
182** Also in D&D are the Lillands, who are Chaotic Good Celestials with the upper body of a [[WingedHumanoid beautiful winged woman]] and the lower body of a large snake. They're extremely social and known for their musical skills, which they use to inspire heroes.
183* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'''s original artist rendering of [[LordOfTheOcean Lord of Atlantis]] is [[HybridMonster largely based on a sea snake, but with a muscular humanoid upper body, and also fishlike fins in several places]]; notably one that resembles a mohawk hairstyle. To seal the deal, [[MenAreTough he has a powerful look on his face]].
184* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'':
185** The snake-women (and notorious [[TotalPartyKill party-killers]]) known as Lamia Matriarchs are usually depicted as fairly attractive.
186** The Euryale, a ''much'' more powerful version of the medusa, is also quite attractive. Too bad about the petrifying gaze and super-virulent poison...
187** The vishkanya are a playable race of [[CuteMonsterGirl exotically beautiful]] LittleBitBeastly serpentine humanoids with a knack for poison and intrigue, inspired by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visha_Kanya tales of]] PoisonousPerson FemmeFatale assassins from ancient India.
188* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ravenloft.JPG Silessa]] in ''TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}}'' was quite ''literally'' this trope being an asp familiar that was magically turned into a [[MsFanservice busty blonde elven maiden]] that [[DiamondsInTheBuff wears strategically placed snake jewelry]] and worked as exotic dancer for the Carnival. She still possesses many snake-like traits such as shedding her skin, spitting poison and being able to communicate with snakes.
189* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' had Slaanesh, Chaos God of Lust and Perversion, that was heavily associated with serpents with one of its many names being "the Great Serpent". At least two of its followers: Dechala the Denied One in ''Warhammer Fantasy'' and the Daemon Primarch Fulgrim in ''40K'' were converted into snake-like Greater Daemons.
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193* In ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'', several operators belong to the Pythia (Snake people) race, and a few of them are quite attractive:
194** Eunectes is a a WrenchWench NubileSavage from Acahualla who [[MsFanservice doesn't wear very much]], sporting rather scant black wraps in her default costume, and her Bloodline of Combat skin has her wearing a skimpy tank top over cargo pants.
195** Indigo is a very pretty lighthouse keeper, whom Blue Poison canonically [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe tranquilizes and then persuades to join Rhodes Island]] after meeting her in an abandoned Iberian lighthouse. Her free skin has her wearing a very flattering Yan-style dress.
196* The ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire'' series features a recurring playable character named Deis (Bleu in the localization). She is an [[TheAgeless ageless]], godlike Naga creature -- and [[BuxomBeautyStandard she's really stacked]]. In the third game, it's even possible (and important) to compliment her on her looks as a serpent.
197* ''VideoGame/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirlOnline'' has Hydra the Hydra as a romance option. Her care event has her getting out of the shower wearing just a ModestyTowel around her waist, with only [[GodivaHair snake-hair to cover her chest]].
198* In ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'', the Shieldbreaker invokes this, as she is a [[HeadTurningBeauty highly beautiful]] dancer with a [[AnimalMotifs snake motif]], and many of her attacks either summon or invoke snakes. Her backstory even involves her being MadeASlave because of her beauty and serpentine dancing skill.
199* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' has a boss called Echidna the She-Viper, which is loosely based on the serpent woman from Myth/ClassicalMythology. She appears as an attractive humanoid woman protruding from the venus flytrap-shaped mouth of a huge flying demonic serpent thing. Echidna can birth other demons and control plants, which is probably inspired by the fact that serpents are seen as symbols of fertility in certain cultures. While it could be a coincidence, Dante acquires a cool weapon called [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]] after defeating her, which is a reference to the serpent sent by [[HotGoddess Ishtar]] which stole the divine immortality herb.
200* The Avenger-class [[spoiler:Medusa]] in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' is much more serpentine than her counterpart in the original ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', having a long tail, scaly limbs and snake hair. She's also ''much'' bustier, more scantily-clad, and generally a bigger MsFanservice than the original--who was already ''the'' Ms. Fanservice of the original VN.
201* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]] from ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''. Although they are called tentacles, they have a clear snake-like appearance and even have eyes and mouths resembling snakes. The tentacles just add to [=CoD=]'s allure. Other (and {{older|ThanTheyThink}}) examples would Marilith, the [[MultiArmedAndDangerous multi-armed]] Fiend of [[PlayingWithFire Fire]] from [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI the first game]], and the Lamia Queen from ''[[VideoGame.FinalFantasyII II]]''.
202* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'':
203** The Ananta are a OneGenderRace of beautiful [[SnakePeople snake women]] with a Hindi/Indian aesthetic. Their EthnicGod is the primal Sri Lakshmi, the "[[RedBaron Lady of Bliss]]", who is likewise one of the most alluring and [[MsFanservice attractive]] of the primals. Her theme tune is even named "Beauty's Wicked Wiles".
204** Seiryu, one of the Four Lords of the Ruby Sea, was originally a serpent who lived long enough to become a wise, magical "Auspice" and became worshipped as a god. He also gains a human-like form, with a lower half comprised of multiple serpent- and lizard-like creatures, but with a torso of a [[{{Bishonen}} extremely beautiful and elegant]] man with PointyEars and a lean, somewhat effeminate figure.
205* ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight: Sins of the Fathers'' features Voodoo practitioners as its villains, and the head of a local cult is witnessed dancing in erotic fashion and with minimal clothing with a green boa during a ritual in Bayou St. John.
206* Medusa, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'', [[http://images.wikia.com/nintendo/en/images/1/18/Medusa_Uprising.png as seen in]] ''Uprising''. It's heavily implied that this was Medusa's original form before [[BigGood Palutena, Goddess of Light]] cursed her for tormenting humans, [[ThisWasHisTrueForm as seen when Medusa dies]] in [[VideoGame/KidIcarus1986 the original game]]. Overlaps with {{Hot God}}dess, as Medusa was the Goddess of Darkness.
207* Current page image provider Cassiopeia the Serpent's Embrace[[note]]actually one of her alternate skins[[/note]], one of the champions from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', was formerly a beautiful woman and [[TheVamp temptress]] who was cursed into a lamialike form after falling prey to a trap in an ancient Shuriman crypt. Despite considering herself hideously monstrous (in barefaced defiance of [[InformedAttribute her character design]]), she still acts in a seductive manner.
208* One of the female costume options in ''VideoGame/RockBand 2'' is a top that consists of a large snake that covers the character's breasts ''[[{{Stripperiffic}} and nothing else.]]''
209* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'': Tuki the Merchant, who is an alluring dancing naga or lamia, sells dances to Shantae in ''Half-Genie Hero''.
210* In ''VideoGame/StrayGods'', Medusa is introduced wearing a sari that bares her midriff and about to give a “kiss” to a human victim.
211* ''VideoGame/TinyTinasWonderlands'' has The Coiled, a mixture of SnakePeople and [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent Mermaids]] that are all female.
212* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'':
213** Naga Sirens are four-armed snake-women whose [[StopPokingMe quotes]] show them as the "seducing sailors off boats" type.
214** Other variants of naga are included in the Frozen Throne expansion, and in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. The females of the species are quite attractive...the males less so, since they do not retain many humanoid characteristics (unless you're into that sort of thing). The use of this trope in this context is somewhat more [[JustifiedTrope justified]] than usual though: the naga were once night elves (and thus already attractive, before they became serpentine). These games also ditch the Indo-Arab aesthetic often associated with the trope. The naga use a sea-based variant of the night elf aesthetic, which is vaguely Greco-Roman.
215* ''VideoGame/XCOM2'' has the Viper, a [[NonMammalianMammaries quite]] [[HartmanHips visibly]] [[OneGenderRace female-only species]] of [[SnakePeople humanoid alien cobras]] who are surprisingly seductive, given that their role in the game is killing your agents with blasts of plasma rifle fire or by crushing them in their coils. They've made a huge positive impact on the fandom, to the point they're often cited (if jokingly) as one of the reasons for fans to be RootingForTheEmpire. The alleged "poison glands" in their chests probably didn't ''have'' to resemble human anatomy in that very specific way, so it's entirely possible the invaders genetically engineered these particular SlaveMooks to look that way [[InvokedTrope specifically to mess with people's heads]].
216** The spinoff game ''Videogame/XCOMChimeraSquad'' references this, with some available maps being set in Viper hostess clubs.
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220%%* ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'': [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=767 Kwaii]].%%Broken link.
221* [[https://www.goblinscomic.com/comic/08242008 Kin]] from ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' falls into this. She's a yuan-ti, so she looks human from the waist up, but has a snake tail. In her early appearances, she's essentially wearing a bikini top, which is revealed to be a case of GoGoEnslavement, and she quickly changes into something more modest when the opportunity arises.
222* ''Webcomic/NobodyScores'': Jane Doe [[http://nobodyscores.loosenutstudio.com/index.php?id=399 gets a pet snake]] and plays this trope to the hilt, [[FeatherBoaConstrictor wearing him like a scarf]] and reveling in the suggestiveness of going around with a giant phallic symbol draped around her body. She doesn't go as far as to name him after genitals, but only because her roommate wouldn't let her.
223-->''It is as if I have draped myself in penis!''
224* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'': Parodied with the "sexy snake dance", which consists of lying on the floor, swallowing a large egg whole, and then curling up to sleep.
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228* In ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'', when the duo go to the snake house in the zoo, Butt-Head claims that chicks must get really excited looking at the snakes in it, especially if one gets out of its cage. When the visitors think a snake escaped, they all start panicking...all except one woman who giddily exclaims: "Oooooh, an escaped snake!"
229* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' had the male animals throw a bachelor party, with entertainment that included a female snake stripper named Amberconda, who at one point molts and throws her shed skin into the crowd like discarded clothing.
230* The "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E20WhackingDay Whacking Day]]" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', which deconstructs the ReptilesAreAbhorrent trope, has guest star Music/BarryWhite invoking this trope in the animals' defense.
231-->'''Bart:''' You like snakes, don't you, Mr. White?\
232'''Barry White:''' I love the sexy slither of a lady snake. Oooooooh baby.
233* Played with [[spoiler: Karai]] in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'', She is very privy on using her feminine wiles to get what she wants, especially from males like Leo and Casey Jones who find her attractive. When she undergoes her mutation, she also uses her mutant serpent form combined with TheVamp to seduce males into getting her whatever she wants, and even [[spoiler: kisses Casey to poison him just for kicks.]]
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237* Belly dancers sometimes use snakes as props during their shows. Though they should be careful not to swing them around too much, lest they {{vomit|IndiscretionShot}} and {{squick}} the audience.
238* The undulating motion of a snake itself can be rather sexy--think of all those dances where women basically do the same thing (but standing).
239* Snake references, like "the [[UnusualEuphemism one-eyed trouser snake]]," are often used as penis euphemisms. Music/SirMixALot referenced this in his famous song "[[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks Baby Got Back]]" (as did Music/NickiMinaj in "Anaconda," a remix of "Baby Got Back"): ''My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hun!''
240* For many, seeing someone draped or wrapped in the coils of a snake is very provocative.
241* Vorarephilia is a [[{{Fetish}} paraphilia]] where pleasure is derived from the concept of being SwallowedWhole and often utilises GettingEatenIsHarmless... Naturally, thanks to snakes' real-life ability to swallow large creatures, they appear in a lot of vorarephilic art and stories (as do SnakePeople!).
242* The Chinese equivalent of the term "FemmeFatale" is 蛇蠍美人, or "beauty of snake and [[ScaryScorpions scorpion]]".
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246->[[TheStinger MY]] [[Music/SirMixALot ANACONDA]] [[Music/NickiMinaj DON'T]]...

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