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A '''cobra''' was a type of [[snake]].
A '''cobra''' was a type of [[snake]].


In ancient [[Egypt]], [[Miral]] planned to use cobras to kill [[Pharaoh]] [[Amenhotep II]], but accidentally killed [[Mentu]] instead. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Coming of the Queen]]'')
== History ==
In ancient [[Egypt]], [[Miral]] planned to use cobras to kill [[Pharaoh]] [[Amenhotep II]], but accidentally killed [[Mentu]] instead. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Queen (novel)}})


In [[India]] in [[1887]], [[John Watson]] shot and killed a cobra in the [[bathroom]] while taking a [[bath]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') [[St John Philby]], the father of [[Kim Philby]], also once shot and killed a cobra in a bath. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'')
In [[India]] in [[1887]], [[John Watson]] shot and killed a cobra in the [[bathroom]] while taking a [[bath]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}}) [[St John Philby]], the father of [[Kim Philby]], also once shot and killed a cobra in a bath. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Endgame (novel)}})


In [[1947]], [[Cameron Campbell]] encountered a giant cobra, but drove it off with his catapult. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India]]'')
In [[1947]], [[Cameron Campbell]] encountered a cobra which had been mutated by [[zytron energy]], but drove it off with his catapult. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ghosts of India (novel)}})


A [[zoo]] visited by [[Fitz Kreiner]] had a cobra in the reptile house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Trading Futures]]'')
A [[zoo]] visited by [[Fitz Kreiner]] had a cobra in the reptile house. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Trading Futures (novel)}})


A wooden cobra statuette was one of the psionic focal points [[Nephthys]] required to fully restore herself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time]]'')
== References ==
On [[Mechanistria]], the [[First Doctor]] watched an approaching [[Grukker]] "like a hypnotised [[rabbit]] watches the approach of the cobra." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Peril in Mechanistria (short story)}})


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A [[wood]]en cobra statuette was one of the psionic focal points [[Nephthys]] required to fully restore herself. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sands of Time (novel)}})
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Latest revision as of 00:11, 22 October 2024

Cobra

A cobra was a type of snake.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

In ancient Egypt, Miral planned to use cobras to kill Pharaoh Amenhotep II, but accidentally killed Mentu instead. (PROSE: The Coming of the Queen [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Queen (novel)"])

In India in 1887, John Watson shot and killed a cobra in the bathroom while taking a bath. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire [+]Loading...["All-Consuming Fire (novel)"]) St John Philby, the father of Kim Philby, also once shot and killed a cobra in a bath. (PROSE: Endgame [+]Loading...["Endgame (novel)"])

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 [+]Loading...["Ghosts of India (novel)"])

A zoo visited by Fitz Kreiner had a cobra in the reptile house. (PROSE: Trading Futures [+]Loading...["Trading Futures (novel)"])

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

On Mechanistria, the First Doctor watched an approaching Grukker "like a hypnotised rabbit watches the approach of the cobra." (PROSE: Peril in Mechanistria [+]Loading...["Peril in Mechanistria (short story)"])

A wooden cobra statuette was one of the psionic focal points Nephthys required to fully restore herself. (PROSE: The Sands of Time [+]Loading...["The Sands of Time (novel)"])