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|origin = [[Earth]], [[Metebelis III]], [[Centuria]], [[Palliox]], [[Skaro]], [[Thoros Beta]], [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|Unnamed planet]] | |origin = [[Earth]], [[Metebelis III]], [[Centuria]], [[Palliox]], [[Skaro]], [[Thoros Beta]], [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|Unnamed planet]] | ||
|type = Reptile | |type = Reptile | ||
|first | |first cs = The Didus Expedition (comic story) | ||
|appearances = {{il|[[ | |appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Jokers (comic story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of Shadows (short story)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Emerald Tiger (audio story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)}} / {{cs|The Witch's Familiar (TV story)}}}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Looks like|Mara|Oroborus|Sand snake|Ice Snake|lava snake|Metebelis snake|Colony Sarff|Sythak}} | {{Looks like|Mara|Oroborus|Sand snake|Ice Snake|lava snake|Metebelis snake|Colony Sarff|Sythak}} | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Earth snakes === | === Earth snakes === | ||
A snake from [[Brazil]] was one of the animals on board the [[Ark]]. ([[TV]]: | A snake from [[Brazil]] was one of the animals on board the [[Ark]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ark (TV story)}}) | ||
In [[Australia]] in [[1987]], [[Tegan Jovanka]]'s [[William Jovanka|father]] was hospitalised after a snake bite. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[Australia]] in [[1987]], [[Tegan Jovanka]]'s [[William Jovanka|father]] was hospitalised after a snake bite. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat (short story)}}) | ||
In [[Haiti]] in [[1915]], [[Charles Oscar Etienne]] was killed by a snake intended for the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[Haiti]] in [[1915]], [[Charles Oscar Etienne]] was killed by a snake intended for the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Darkness (novel)}}) | ||
One snake which resided in [[Twycross Zoo]] was draped around [[Wanda]]'s shoulders when she first met the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]]; Rose was afraid of it. ([[COMIC]]: | One snake which resided in [[Twycross Zoo]] was draped around [[Wanda]]'s shoulders when she first met the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]]; Rose was afraid of it. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Untitled (10DY3 4 comic story)}}) | ||
[[George Thompson]] believed that the noise that the [[lift]] made ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|My Special Book (short story)}}) in the [[Rowbarton Estate]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Night Terrors (short story)}}) was actually a [[dragon]] or a [[monster]], living in the walls like the snake in ''[[Harry Potter]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|My Special Book (short story)}}) | |||
=== Snakes on other planets === | === Snakes on other planets === | ||
A type of giant snake was native to [[Metebelis III]] at some point in its history. ([[TV]]: | A type of giant snake was native to [[Metebelis III]] at some point in its history. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Green Death (TV story)}}) | ||
Giant purple [[Ice Snake]]s lived on [[Centuria]]. ([[COMIC]]: | Giant purple [[Ice Snake]]s lived on [[Centuria]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Enemy Mine (comic story)}}) | ||
[[The Church]] once fought [[lava snake]]s. ([[TV]]: | [[The Church]] once fought [[lava snake]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time of Angels (TV story)}}) | ||
A giant species of snake called the [[Oroborus]] was able to consume [[time]]. ([[TV]]: | A giant species of snake called the [[Oroborus]] was able to consume [[time]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Oroborus (TV story)}}) | ||
Another giant species of snake known as the [[Sythak]]s were native to the swamps of [[Palliox]], a [[planet]] near [[Trion (planet)|Trion]]. In [[1905]], the travelling showman [[Thaddeus P. Winklemeyer]] had two Sythaks in his freakshow. ([[AUDIO]]: | Another giant species of snake known as the [[Sythak]]s were native to the swamps of [[Palliox]], a [[planet]] near [[Trion (planet)|Trion]]. In [[1905]], the travelling showman [[Thaddeus P. Winklemeyer]] had two Sythaks in his freakshow. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Freakshow (audio story)}}) | ||
In a [[jungle]] on an [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|unnamed planet]], [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] was threatened by a hooded snake, but the [[First Doctor]] saved her by throwing his [[coat]] over it. ([[COMIC]]: | In a [[jungle]] on an [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|unnamed planet]], [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] was threatened by a hooded snake, but the [[First Doctor]] saved her by throwing his [[coat]] over it. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Didus Expedition (comic story)}}) | ||
As part of his magic act for the [[Gods of Ragnarok]] in the [[Dark Circus]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] appeared to conjure a snake, then transform it into his [[umbrella]]. ([[TV]]: | As part of his magic act for the [[Gods of Ragnarok]] in the [[Dark Circus]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] appeared to conjure a snake, then transform it into his [[umbrella]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Colony Sarff]] was a creature comprised of many snakes working together to mimic one [[humanoid]] individual. ([[TV]]: | [[Colony Sarff]] was a creature comprised of many snakes working together to mimic one [[humanoid]] individual. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)}} / {{cs|The Witch's Familiar (TV story)}}) | ||
== Usages == | == Usages == | ||
On [[Thoros Beta]], sand snakes were consumed by the [[Mentor]]s, such as [[Kiv]]. ([[TV]]: | On [[Thoros Beta]], sand snakes were consumed by the [[Mentor]]s, such as [[Kiv]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Mindwarp (TV story)}}) | ||
On Earth snake [[skin]] was sometimes used to to make [[shoe]]s. ([[PROSE]]: | On Earth snake [[skin]] was sometimes used to to make [[shoe]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Eternity Weeps (novel)}}, {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}}) | ||
== Emotive responses == | == Emotive responses == | ||
[[File:Colony Sarff Snake.jpg|left|thumb|[[Colony Sarff]] in his snake form. ([[TV]]: | [[File:Colony Sarff Snake.jpg|left|thumb|[[Colony Sarff]] in his snake form. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)}})]] | ||
[[Styre]]'s experiments into fear on [[Sarah Jane Smith]] caused her to hallucinate a snake on her arm. ([[TV]]: | [[Styre]]'s experiments into fear on [[Sarah Jane Smith]] caused her to hallucinate a snake on her arm. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)}}) [[Polly Wright]] was also always afraid of snakes. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|House of Cards (audio story)}}) | ||
When the [[Mara]] took physical form away from [[Dark Places of the Inside]] it took the form of a giant snake, both as a tattoo and as a physical snake. ([[TV]]: | When the [[Mara]] took physical form away from [[Dark Places of the Inside]] it took the form of a giant snake, both as a tattoo and as a physical snake. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Kinda (TV story)}}, {{cs|Snakedance (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Clara Oswald]] confessed she hated snakes. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Clara Oswald]] confessed she hated snakes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Into the Nowhere (short story)}}) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
In an [[World Machine|alternate Paris of 1804]], [[Randolph Eging]] compared the [[DNA]] molecule to two snakes coiled together. ([[PROSE]]: | In an [[World Machine|alternate Paris of 1804]], [[Randolph Eging]] compared the [[DNA]] molecule to two snakes coiled together. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)}}) | ||
In [[Greek mythology]], [[Medusa]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}) and the [[Gorgon (mythology)|Gorgon]] had snakes for [[hair]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Gaze of the Gorgon (comic story)}}) | |||
[[Snakes and ladders]] was a game which used images of snakes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)}}) | |||
Some [[belt]]s had snake-themed buckles, one of which was worn by the [[Eighth Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Pictures of Josephine Day (comic story)}}, {{cs|A Matter of Life and Death (comic story)}}, {{cs|The Lost Dimension (comic story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Night of the Doctor (TV story)}}) His successor, the [[War Doctor]], wore it for some time; ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Night of the Doctor (TV story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Light the Flame (audio story)}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|Doctors Assemble! (webcast)}}) before switching for a belt with a box frame. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Clockwise War (comic story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}}) | |||
[[ | The [[Ouroboros]] was the symbol of a snake eating its own tail. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Falls the Shadow (novel)}}) | ||
The [[ | The lower half of [[Qataka]]'s cybernetic body was that of a snake. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
While [[PROSE]]: {{cs|My Special Book (short story)}} claims that there was a snake in ''[[Harry Potter]]'', it was actually a [[basilisk]]; this, however, can be explained by [[George Thompson]] simply misremembering the story. | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Species from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Snakes| ]] | [[Category:Snakes| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:06, 11 August 2024
Snakes were a variety of reptiles.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Earth snakes[[edit] | [edit source]]
A snake from Brazil was one of the animals on board the Ark. (TV: The Ark [+]Loading...["The Ark (TV story)"])
In Australia in 1987, Tegan Jovanka's father was hospitalised after a snake bite. (PROSE: Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat [+]Loading...["Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat (short story)"])
In Haiti in 1915, Charles Oscar Etienne was killed by a snake intended for the Doctor. (PROSE: White Darkness [+]Loading...["White Darkness (novel)"])
One snake which resided in Twycross Zoo was draped around Wanda's shoulders when she first met the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler; Rose was afraid of it. (COMIC: Untitled [+]Loading...["Untitled (10DY3 4 comic story)"])
George Thompson believed that the noise that the lift made (PROSE: My Special Book [+]Loading...["My Special Book (short story)"]) in the Rowbarton Estate (PROSE: Night Terrors [+]Loading...["Night Terrors (short story)"]) was actually a dragon or a monster, living in the walls like the snake in Harry Potter. (PROSE: My Special Book [+]Loading...["My Special Book (short story)"])
Snakes on other planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
A type of giant snake was native to Metebelis III at some point in its history. (TV: The Green Death [+]Loading...["The Green Death (TV story)"])
Giant purple Ice Snakes lived on Centuria. (COMIC: Enemy Mine [+]Loading...["Enemy Mine (comic story)"])
The Church once fought lava snakes. (TV: The Time of Angels [+]Loading...["The Time of Angels (TV story)"])
A giant species of snake called the Oroborus was able to consume time. (TV: Oroborus [+]Loading...["Oroborus (TV story)"])
Another giant species of snake known as the Sythaks were native to the swamps of Palliox, a planet near Trion. In 1905, the travelling showman Thaddeus P. Winklemeyer had two Sythaks in his freakshow. (AUDIO: Freakshow [+]Loading...["Freakshow (audio story)"])
In a jungle on an unnamed planet, Gillian was threatened by a hooded snake, but the First Doctor saved her by throwing his coat over it. (COMIC: The Didus Expedition [+]Loading...["The Didus Expedition (comic story)"])
As part of his magic act for the Gods of Ragnarok in the Dark Circus, the Seventh Doctor appeared to conjure a snake, then transform it into his umbrella. (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"])
Colony Sarff was a creature comprised of many snakes working together to mimic one humanoid individual. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)"] / The Witch's Familiar [+]Loading...["The Witch's Familiar (TV story)"])
Usages[[edit] | [edit source]]
On Thoros Beta, sand snakes were consumed by the Mentors, such as Kiv. (TV: Mindwarp [+]Loading...["Mindwarp (TV story)"])
On Earth snake skin was sometimes used to to make shoes. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps [+]Loading...["Eternity Weeps (novel)"], Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"])
Emotive responses[[edit] | [edit source]]
Styre's experiments into fear on Sarah Jane Smith caused her to hallucinate a snake on her arm. (TV: The Sontaran Experiment [+]Loading...["The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)"]) Polly Wright was also always afraid of snakes. (AUDIO: House of Cards [+]Loading...["House of Cards (audio story)"])
When the Mara took physical form away from Dark Places of the Inside it took the form of a giant snake, both as a tattoo and as a physical snake. (TV: Kinda [+]Loading...["Kinda (TV story)"], Snakedance [+]Loading...["Snakedance (TV story)"])
Clara Oswald confessed she hated snakes. (PROSE: Into the Nowhere [+]Loading...["Into the Nowhere (short story)"])
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an alternate Paris of 1804, Randolph Eging compared the DNA molecule to two snakes coiled together. (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask [+]Loading...["The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)"])
In Greek mythology, Medusa (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"]) and the Gorgon had snakes for hair. (COMIC: The Gaze of the Gorgon [+]Loading...["The Gaze of the Gorgon (comic story)"])
Snakes and ladders was a game which used images of snakes. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"])
Some belts had snake-themed buckles, one of which was worn by the Eighth Doctor. (COMIC: The Pictures of Josephine Day [+]Loading...["The Pictures of Josephine Day (comic story)"], A Matter of Life and Death [+]Loading...["A Matter of Life and Death (comic story)"], The Lost Dimension [+]Loading...["The Lost Dimension (comic story)"], TV: The Night of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Night of the Doctor (TV story)"]) His successor, the War Doctor, wore it for some time; (TV: The Night of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Night of the Doctor (TV story)"], AUDIO: Light the Flame [+]Loading...["Light the Flame (audio story)"], WC: Doctors Assemble! [+]Loading...["Doctors Assemble! (webcast)"]) before switching for a belt with a box frame. (COMIC: The Clockwise War [+]Loading...["The Clockwise War (comic story)"], TV: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (TV story)"])
The Ouroboros was the symbol of a snake eating its own tail. (PROSE: Falls the Shadow [+]Loading...["Falls the Shadow (novel)"])
The lower half of Qataka's cybernetic body was that of a snake. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
While PROSE: My Special Book [+]Loading...["My Special Book (short story)"] claims that there was a snake in Harry Potter, it was actually a basilisk; this, however, can be explained by George Thompson simply misremembering the story.
