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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 | ||
|appearances = [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar]]'' | |appearances = [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'' | ||
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{{Looks like|Mara|Oroborus|Ice Snake|lava snake|Metebelis snake|Colony Sarff|Sythak}} | {{Looks like|Mara|Oroborus|Ice Snake|lava snake|Metebelis snake|Colony Sarff|Sythak}} | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
A snake from [[Brazil]] was one of the animals on board the [[Ark]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark]]'') | A snake from [[Brazil]] was one of the animals on board the [[Ark]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'') | ||
In [[Australia]] in [[1987]], [[Tegan Jovanka]]'s [[William Jovanka|father]] was hospitalised after a snake bite. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat (short story)|Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat]]'') | |||
In [[Haiti]] in [[1915]], [[Charles Oscar Etienne]] was killed by a snake intended for the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') | |||
[[The Church]] once fought [[lava snake]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'') | A type of giant snake was native to [[Metebelis III]] at some point in its history. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') | ||
Giant purple [[Ice Snake]]s lived on [[Centuria]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Enemy Mine (comic story)|Enemy Mine]]'') | |||
[[The Church]] once fought [[lava snake]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'') | |||
A giant species of snake called the [[Oroborus]] was able to consume [[time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'') | A giant species of snake called the [[Oroborus]] was able to consume [[time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'') | ||
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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]]: ''[[Freakshow (audio story)|Freakshow]]'') | 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]]: ''[[Freakshow (audio story)|Freakshow]]'') | ||
In a [[jungle]] on an [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|unnamed planet]], [[John and Gillian|Gillian]] was threatened by a hooded snake, but the [[First Doctor]] saved her by throwing his [[coat]] over it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'') | In a [[jungle]] on an [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|unnamed planet]], [[John and Gillian|Gillian]] was threatened by a hooded snake, but the [[First Doctor]] saved her by throwing his [[coat]] over it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]'') | ||
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]]'') | 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 (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'') | ||
[[Colony Sarff]] was a creature comprised of many snakes working together to mimic one [[humanoid]] individual. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar]]'') | [[Colony Sarff]] was a creature comprised of many snakes working together to mimic one [[humanoid]] individual. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') | ||
== | == Usages == | ||
On [[Thoros Beta]], sand snakes were consumed by the [[Mentor]]s, such as [[Kiv]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'') | On [[Thoros Beta]], sand snakes were consumed by the [[Mentor]]s, such as [[Kiv]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'') | ||
On Earth snake [[skin]] was sometimes used to to make [[shoe]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'', ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | |||
== Emotive responses == | == Emotive responses == | ||
[[File:Colony Sarff Snake.jpg|left|thumb|[[Colony Sarff]] in his snake form. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice]]'')]] | [[File:Colony Sarff Snake.jpg|left|thumb|[[Colony Sarff]] in his snake form. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'')]] | ||
[[Styre]]'s experiments into fear on [[Sarah Jane Smith]] caused her to hallucinate a snake on her arm. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'') [[Polly Wright]] was also always afraid of snakes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Cards (audio story)|House of Cards]]'') | [[Styre]]'s experiments into fear on [[Sarah Jane Smith]] caused her to hallucinate a snake on her arm. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'') [[Polly Wright]] was also always afraid of snakes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Cards (audio story)|House of Cards]]'') | ||
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 (TV story)|Kinda]]'', ''[[Snakedance]]'') | 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 (TV story)|Kinda]]'', ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'') | ||
[[Clara Oswald]] confessed she hated snakes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Nowhere (short story)|Into the Nowhere]]'') | [[Clara Oswald]] confessed she hated snakes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Nowhere (short story)|Into the Nowhere]]'') | ||
== References == | |||
In an [[World Machine|alternate Paris of 1804]], [[Randolph Eging]] compared the [[DNA]] molecule to two snakes coiled together. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)|The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'') | |||
In [[Greek mythology]], [[Medusa]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') and the [[Gorgon (mythology)|Gorgon]] [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gaze of the Gorgon (comic story)|The Gaze of the Gorgon]]'') had snakes for [[hair]]. | |||
[[Snakes and ladders]] was a game which used images of snakes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') | |||
The [[Ouroboros]] was the symbol of a snake eating its own tail. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'') | |||
The lower half of [[Qataka]]'s cybernetic body was that of a snake. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | |||
[[Category:Creatures from the real world]] | [[Category:Creatures from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Snakes| ]] | [[Category:Snakes| ]] | ||
Revision as of 02:50, 3 August 2019
Snakes were a variety of reptiles.
History
A snake from Brazil was one of the animals on board the Ark. (TV: The Ark)
In Australia in 1987, Tegan Jovanka's father was hospitalised after a snake bite. (PROSE: Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat)
In Haiti in 1915, Charles Oscar Etienne was killed by a snake intended for the Doctor. (PROSE: White Darkness)
A type of giant snake was native to Metebelis III at some point in its history. (TV: The Green Death)
Giant purple Ice Snakes lived on Centuria. (COMIC: Enemy Mine)
The Church once fought lava snakes. (TV: The Time of Angels)
A giant species of snake called the Oroborus was able to consume time. (TV: Oroborus)
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)
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)
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)
Colony Sarff was a creature comprised of many snakes working together to mimic one humanoid individual. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar)
Usages
On Thoros Beta, sand snakes were consumed by the Mentors, such as Kiv. (TV: Mindwarp)
On Earth snake skin was sometimes used to to make shoes. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps, Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
Emotive responses
Styre's experiments into fear on Sarah Jane Smith caused her to hallucinate a snake on her arm. (TV: The Sontaran Experiment) Polly Wright was also always afraid of snakes. (AUDIO: House of Cards)
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, Snakedance)
Clara Oswald confessed she hated snakes. (PROSE: Into the Nowhere)
References
In an alternate Paris of 1804, Randolph Eging compared the DNA molecule to two snakes coiled together. (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask)
In Greek mythology, Medusa (TV: The Mind Robber) and the Gorgon COMIC: The Gaze of the Gorgon) had snakes for hair.
Snakes and ladders was a game which used images of snakes. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)
The Ouroboros was the symbol of a snake eating its own tail. (PROSE: Falls the Shadow)
The lower half of Qataka's cybernetic body was that of a snake. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
