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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]]: | == 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]]: | 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 | 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]]: | A [[zoo]] visited by [[Fitz Kreiner]] had a cobra in the reptile house. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Trading Futures (novel)}}) | ||
== 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)}}) | |||
[[Category: | 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)}}) | ||
[[Category:Species from the real world]] | |||
[[Category:Earth snakes]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:11, 22 October 2024
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)"])
