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Webcomic: Tara And John

Tara and John is a comic strip by Nate Spidgewood that debuted on June 19, 2009. It follows the adventures of a first grader named Tara Joy Sullivan who sets out to a jungle to catch a talking snake, names him John, and brings him home. Hilarity Ensues afterward.

Characters include:

Tara Joy Sullivan, an optimistic six year old.
John, a talking cobra.
David, Tara's dad.
Olivia, Tara's mom.
Abigail, Tara's older sister.
Sherman, Tara's older brother.
Grey, the Sullivan family's clumsy dog.
Jim Rankin, Abigail's friend.
Goldie Rankin, a six year old Alpha Bitch and Tara's nemesis.
Arry, a Funny Animal armadillo from Texas.

This webcomic provides examples of:

A Girl and Her X: A girl and her talking snake.
Alpha Bitch: Goldie.
Art Evolution: Started out as a bit crude, but gets better soon after.
Bratty Teenage Daughter: Abigail.
Deadpan Snarker: Sherman.
- Arry.
Exposed Animal Bellybutton: Arry.
Fat Idiot: Sherman.
Four-Fingered Hands
Funny Animal: Arry.
Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Lampshaded when Arry tells Tara that he doesn't wear pants.
Humanlike Foot Anatomy: Arry.
The Klutz: Grey is a rare (non-talking) animal example.
Name and Name
Nervous Wreck: Arry, at times.
Nice Girl: Tara.
The Rival: Goldie, to Tara.
Schedule Slip: Sometimes.
Sibling Rivalry: Abigail and Sherman.
Snakes Are Sexy: John.
Sphere Eyes
Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Arry, much lately. Fortunately, he got a recent Spin-Off comic in April 2012 called "In a Common Shell".
Talking Animal: John and Arry.
Wacky Guy: Arry.
What Could Have Been: It was developed as a newspaper comic at first, but after Nate Spidgewood got bullied on the internet, it got killed off and was later ReTooled as a webcomic.