Cobra
A cobra was a type of snake.
History
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
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)"])
