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== History == | == History == | ||
In ancient [[Egypt]], [[Miral]] planned to use cobras to kill [[Pharaoh]] [[Amenhotep II]], but accidentally killed [[Mentu]] instead. ([[PROSE]]: | 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 cobra which had been mutated by [[zytron energy]], but drove it off with his catapult. ([[PROSE]]: | 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 == | == References == | ||
A [[wood]]en cobra statuette was one of the psionic focal points [[Nephthys]] required to fully restore herself. ([[PROSE]]: | 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)}}) | ||
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:Species from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Earth snakes]] | [[Category:Earth snakes]] | ||
