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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       = The Didus Expedition (comic story)
|first cs    = The Didus Expedition (comic story)
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Shadows (short story)|The Book of Shadows]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emerald Tiger (audio story)|The Emerald Tiger]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]''}}
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Shadows (short story)|The Book of Shadows]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emerald Tiger (audio story)|The Emerald Tiger]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]''}}
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== History ==
== History ==
=== Earth snakes ===
=== Earth snakes ===
A snake from [[Brazil]] was one of the animals on board the [[Ark]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'')
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]]: ''[[Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat (short story)|Encounter on Burnt Snake Flat]]'')
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]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'')
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]]: ''[[Untitled (10DY3 4 comic story)|Untitled]]'')
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]]: ''[[My Special Book (short story)|My Special Book]]'') in the [[Rowbarton Estate]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night Terrors (short story)|Night Terrors]]'') was actually a [[dragon]] or a [[monster]], living in the walls like the snake in ''[[Harry Potter]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[My Special Book (short story)|My Special Book]]'')
[[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]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'')
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]]: ''[[Enemy Mine (comic story)|Enemy Mine]]'')
Giant purple [[Ice Snake]]s lived on [[Centuria]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Enemy Mine (comic story)}})


[[The Church]] once fought [[lava snake]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'')
[[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]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'')
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]]: ''[[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]]: {{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]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]'')
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]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|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]]: {{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]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'')
[[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]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'')
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]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'', ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
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]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'')]]
[[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]]: ''[[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]]'')
[[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]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'', ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|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]]: {{cs|Kinda (TV story)}}, {{cs|Snakedance (TV story)}})


[[Clara Oswald]] confessed she hated snakes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Nowhere (short story)|Into the Nowhere]]'')
[[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]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)|The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'')
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]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') and the [[Gorgon (mythology)|Gorgon]] had snakes for [[hair]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gaze of the Gorgon (comic story)|The Gaze of the Gorgon]]'')
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]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')
[[Snakes and ladders]] was a game which used images of snakes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)}})


The [[Ouroboros]] was the symbol of a snake eating its own tail. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'')
The [[Ouroboros]] was the symbol of a snake eating its own tail. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Falls the Shadow (novel)}})


The lower half of [[Qataka]]'s cybernetic body was that of a snake. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'')
The lower half of [[Qataka]]'s cybernetic body was that of a snake. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==

Revision as of 20:37, 9 March 2024

Snake

Snakes were a variety of reptiles.

History

Earth snakes

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

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

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

Colony Sarff in his snake form. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice [+]Loading...["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: 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

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)"])

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

While PROSE: My Special Book 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.