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| type = [[Snake]] | |||
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| first mention = Peril on Mechanistra (short story) | |||
| first = All-Consuming Fire (novel) | |||
| appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Trading Futures (novel)|Trading Futures]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]''}} | |||
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A '''cobra''' was a type of [[snake]]. | A '''cobra''' was a type of [[snake]]. | ||
== History == | |||
In ancient [[Egypt]], [[Miral]] planned to use cobras to kill [[Pharaoh]] [[Amenhotep II]], but accidentally killed [[Mentu]] instead. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Coming of the Queen (novel)|The Coming of the Queen]]'') | In ancient [[Egypt]], [[Miral]] planned to use cobras to kill [[Pharaoh]] [[Amenhotep II]], but accidentally killed [[Mentu]] instead. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Coming of the Queen (novel)|The Coming of the Queen]]'') | ||
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A [[zoo]] visited by [[Fitz Kreiner]] had a cobra in the reptile house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Trading Futures (novel)|Trading Futures]]'') | A [[zoo]] visited by [[Fitz Kreiner]] had a cobra in the reptile house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Trading Futures (novel)|Trading Futures]]'') | ||
== References == | |||
A [[wood]]en cobra statuette was one of the psionic focal points [[Nephthys]] required to fully restore herself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'') | A [[wood]]en cobra statuette was one of the psionic focal points [[Nephthys]] required to fully restore herself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'') | ||
[[Category:Creatures from the real world]] | [[Category:Creatures from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Earth snakes]] | [[Category:Earth snakes]] | ||
Revision as of 05:55, 5 March 2023
A cobra was a type of snake.
History
In ancient Egypt, Miral planned to use cobras to kill Pharaoh Amenhotep II, but accidentally killed Mentu instead. (PROSE: The Coming of the Queen)
In India in 1887, John Watson shot and killed a cobra in the bathroom while taking a bath. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire) St John Philby, the father of Kim Philby, also once shot and killed a cobra in a bath. (PROSE: Endgame)
In 1947, Cameron Campbell encountered a cobra which had been mutated by zytron energy, but drove it off with his catapult. (PROSE: Ghosts of India)
A zoo visited by Fitz Kreiner had a cobra in the reptile house. (PROSE: Trading Futures)
References
A wooden cobra statuette was one of the psionic focal points Nephthys required to fully restore herself. (PROSE: The Sands of Time)
