Snake Physiology

Snake Physiology
Jörmungandr (Norse Mythology) the World Serpent
Power/Ability to:	Be a snake.

"Nature has made snakes deadly and precise predators."

― S. L. Hamilton, Snakes

"A snake, am I? Perhaps you'd like to see how ssssssssSNAKE-LIKE I CAN BE!!"

― Jafar (Aladdin)

The power to be a snake. Variation of Reptilian Physiology.

Also Called

• Serpent Body/Mimicry/Physiology/Form
• Serpentine Body/Mimicry/Physiology/Form
• Snake Body/Mimicry/Form

Capabilities

Users either are or can mimic/transform into snakes, gaining a plethora of special abilities, traits and attributes, such as scales that increase defensive capabilities, extremely dangerous venom, seismic senses and many physical capabilities.

Applications

• Burrowing
• Camouflage
• Climbing
• Constriction
• Crushing
• Dermal Armor/Scale Manifestation
• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Crawling
• Enhanced Durability
• Enhanced Flexibility/Elasticity
• Enhanced Lung Capacity
• Enhanced Senses
  • Enhanced Smell
• Enhanced Speed
• Enhanced Stealth
• Enhanced Strength
• Forked Tongue
• Powerful Bite
  • Elastic Jaws
• Prehensile Tail
• Prehensile Torso
• Seismic Sense
• Speed Swimming
• Thermoreception
• Venom Secretion (but does not apply to pythons or boas)
• Venomous Fangs
• Body Shedding

Techniques

• Snake Swarming

Variations

• Boidae Physiology (boas and anacondas): Constriction, Crushing, Enhanced Strength
  • Titanoboa Physiology/Extinct: Unnatural Size, Constriction, Crushing, Enhanced Strength
• Caenophidae Physiology
  • Colubridae Physiology (typical snakes)
  • Elapidae Physiology (seasnakes, cobras, adders, kraits, mambas, etc): Venomous Fangs, Environmental Adaptation
  • Viperidae Physiology (vipers): Venomous Fangs
• Pythonidae Physiology (pythons): Constriction, Crushing, Enhanced Strength

Mythical Snakes:

• See Also Legendary serpents.
• Amphiptere Physiology
• Amphisbaena Physiology: Multiple Heads, Venomous Fangs
• Bashe Physiology
• Basilisk Physiology
• Boitatá Physiology
• Feathered Serpent Physiology: Air Manipulation, Enhanced Wisdom, Flight, Human Disguise, Knowledge Manipulation, Rain Manipulation
• Giant Anaconda Physiology: Unnatural Size, Constriction, Crushing, Enhanced Strength
• Horned Serpent Physiology: Disease Manipulation, Horn Protrusion, Rainbow Manipulation, Weather Manipulation (particularly rain, storms, lightning, and thunder), various others by cultural description.
• Jörmungandr Physiology
• Naga Physiology
• Ophiotaurus Physiology
• Ouroboros Physiology
• Sea Serpent Physiology
• Tannin Physiology
• Typhon Physiology: Earth Ball Projection(kindled rocks), Eruption Inducement, Fire Vision, Flame Head, Hot Air Generation, Miasma Emission, Multiple Arms, Multiple Heads, Supernatural Strength, Poisonous Saliva, Snake Den, Snake Hair, Tornado Creation, Toxic Rain Generation, Unnatural Size, Wind Generation_, Wing Manifestation.
• Uwabami/Daija/Orochi Physiology: Unnatural Size, Weather Manipulation
• Yamata no Orochi Physiology
• Yato-no-kami Physiology: Horn Protrusion, Shinto Deity Physiology, Guardianship

Associations

• Animal Imitation
• Animal Morphing
• Egg Manipulation
• Gorgon Physiology
• Hydra Physiology
• Lamia Physiology
• Leviathan Physiology
• Prehensile Tongue
• Reptilian Physiology
• Seductive Magnetism
• Seraphim Physiology
• Snake Manipulation
• Snake Regeneration

Snakes are associated with a great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus users with this power may have access to: Body Shedding, Clairvoyance up to Nigh-Omniscience, Demon Physiology, Fallen Angel Physiology or Genie Physiology, Earth Manipulation, Fertility/Creative Life Force, Guardianship, Healing, Poison-Fire Manipulation, Semi-Immortality/Immortality, Shapeshifting/Omnifarious, Regenerative Healing Factor, Hypnosis, Treachery Embodiment.

Limitations

• The mongoose are snakes' natural predators.
• Like all reptiles, snakes tend to get sluggish and hibernate in cold temperatures.
• Some snakes have very poor vision
• Many users of this power may be missing hands, feet, legs, and/or arms.

Known Users

See Also: Scaled Up, Snake People and Snakes Are Sinister.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Cyan Sung-Sun (Bleach)
• Kinana/Cubellios (Fairy Tail)
• Medusa Gorgon (Soul Eater)
• Orochimaru (Naruto)
• Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto)
• Manda (Naruto)
• Manda II (Naruto)
• Aoda (Naruto)
• Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance); fused with the Ghost ÄRM, Hydra
• Boa Sandersonia (One Piece); via Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Anaconda
• Boa Marigold (One Piece); via Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: King Cobra
• Nola (One Piece)
• Kurozumi Orochi (One Piece); via Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata no Orochi
• Ayame (Fruit Basket)
• amata Ken (Love Monster)
• Princess Snake (Dragon Ball)
• Hubmon (Digimon)
• Sandiramon (Digimon)
• Seadramon (Digimon)
• Quetzalmon (Digimon)
• BioQuetzalmon (Digimon)
• Cyan Sung-Sun (Bleach)
• Obanai Iguro (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Serpent Demon (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Jedun (Zatch Bell!)
• Serpenoid (Bakugan)
• Rattleoid (Bakugan)
• Wannie-Wannie/Nyorori (Eto Rangers)
• Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Caterpillar Waist (Biological Skill)
• Lamias (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Ririko Kagome
• Lamias (Monster Musume)
  • Miia
  • Miia's Mother
• Znake/Ivy of the Gangreen Gang (Powerpuff Girls Z)
• Melascula (Seven Deadly Sins)
• Mother Snake (Toriko)
  • Quinn
  • Snake King
• Saphentite "Sapphee" Neikes (Monster Girl Doctor)

Cartoons

• Doctor Viper (Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron)
• Ssserpent (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)
• Cedric (W.I.T.C.H.)
• Snake Men (Masters of the Universe)
• King Hiss (Masters of the Universe)
• Cobra (Legend of the Dragon)
• Serpentine (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Bio-Constrictor (Max Steel)
• Sass (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Rudolph Cobrato (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)
• Hamato Miwa/Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series); via mutagen
• Queen Orial/The Dark Queen (Argai: The Prophecy)
• Sanford D. Ingleberry/Snake of the Gangreen Gang (Powerpuff Girls)
• Snakes (Brandy & Mr. Whiskers)
• Serge (Flipper and Lopaka)
• Slither (Casper's Scare School)
• Camille (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
• Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel)
• Cydne (101 Dalmatians: The Series)

Comics

• Snake People (Various)
• Copperhead (DC Comics)
• Whisper A'Daire (DC Comics)
• Jormungand (Marvel Comics)
• Lord Mordred Hood (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Lord Hebi (Usagi Yojimbo)
• Snake-Eyes (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/The Mighty Mutanimals)
• Nagraj (Raj Comics)

Folklore/Mythology

• Quetzalcoatl (Aztec Mythology)
• Lilith (Christianity)

Samael (Christianity)

• Satan (Christianity); cursed
• Ouroboros (Greco-Egyptian Mythology)
• Gorgons (Greek Mythology)
  • Medusa
  • Stheno
  • Euryale
• Hydra (Greek Mythology)
• Python (Greek Mythology)
• Nāga (Hinduism/Buddhism)
• Snake demons (Japanese/Chinese/Korean Mythology)
  • Yamata-no-Orochi (Japanese Mythology)
• Leviathan (Judeo-Christianity)
• Jörmungandr (Norse Mythology)
• Bakunawa ("Philippine Mythology")
• Yuxa (Tatar Folklore)

Literature

• Glait (Chronicles of Amber)
• Logrus (Chronicles of Amber)
• Snake People (Cthulhu Mythos)
• Yig (Cthulhu Mythos)
• Lord Voldemort/Tom Riddle (Harry Potter)
• Asmodeus Poisonteeth (Redwall)
• Kaa (Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book)
• The Incredibly Deadly Viper (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
• Jaji (Sea of Patchwork Cats)

Live Television

• Mara (Doctor Who)
• Colony Sarff (Doctor Who)
• Snake Woman (Escape the Night)
• Constrictor (Heroes)
• Machida (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Serpentina (Power Rangers: Mystic Force)
• Smokescreen (Power Rangers: Dino Charge)
• Halimaw na Ahas (Kidlat)
• Alisa (Shoebox Zoo)

Movies

• Anaconda (Anaconda)
• Jafar (Disney's Aladdin)
• Sir Hiss (Disney's Robin Hood)
• Kaa (Disney's The Jungle Book/The Jungle Book 2016)
• Nagini (Harry Potter)
• Queen Reptilla (Kong: King of Atlantis)
• Snakes (Kung Fu Panda)
• Rajni (Nagina)
• Piranhaconda (Piranhaconda)
• Snakes (Sahara 2017)
• Qingqing (The Sorcerer And The White Snake)
• Susu (The Sorcerer And The White Snake)
• Python (Stan Lee's Lightspeed)
• Anacondans (Star Wars)
  • Cinch
  • Morley
• Dragonsnakes (Star Wars)
• Mozzler (Thunder of Gigantic Serpent)
• Slither (Treasure Buddies)
• Lutador (Vivo)
• Larry (The Wild)
• Snake Demons (White Snake)
• Viper (The Wolverine)
• White Mamba (Space Jam: A New Legacy)

RPGs

• Mormo (Scarred Lands)
• Snake People (Various)

Video Games

• Pythia Operators (Arknights)
  • Eunectes
• Snake Balls/Great Snake Balls (Bloodborne)
• Snake Parasite (Bloodborne)
• Scylla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Primordial Serpents (Dark Souls)
  • Kingseeker Frampt
  • Darkstalker Kaathe
• Serpent Soldiers (Dark Souls)
• Serpent Mages (Dark Souls)
• Man Serpents (Dark Souls III)
• Giant Man Serpents (Dark Souls III)
• Rattly (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)
• Python (God of War)
• Jörmungandr (God of War)
• Cassiopeia (League of Legends)
• Great Serpent (Sekiro Shadows Die Twice)
• Snake Wyverns (Monster Hunter Series)
  • Najarala
  • Remobra
• Dalamadur and Shah Dalamadur (Monster Hunter Series)
• Lamias (MonsterQuest)
• Echidnas (MonsterQuest)
• Medusas (MonsterQuest)
• Snowager (Neopets)
• Snake Pokémon (Pokémon)
• Rattle Shake (Skylanders)
• Cobra Cadabra (Skylanders)
• Pit Boss (Skylanders)
• Fire Vipers (Skylanders)
• Water Vipers (Skylanders)
• Sand Monster (Skylanders)
• Nu Wa (Smite)
• Jormungandr (Smite)
• Lyric the Last Ancient (Sonic Boom)
• Evil Snake (The Adventures of Little Carp)
• Sethrak (Warcraft)
• Vipers (XCOM 2)
• Reptilianne Naga (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Web Original

• Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel)
• King Taijitu (RWBY)
• SCP-2584 - Loop Snakes (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-3000 - Ananteshesha (SCP Foundation)
• Erpain the Python (Super Smash Adventures)

Known Objects

• Hebi Hebi no Mi/Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Anaconda (One Piece)
• Hebi Hebi no Mi/Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: King Cobra (One Piece)
• Hebi Hebi no Mi/Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata no Orochi (One Piece)

Gallery

Cynde The Snake (101 Dalmatians: The Series)

Yuan-ti (AD&D)

The Anaconda (Anaconda)

An Anaconda (Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid) squeezing it's victim before devouring him.

Lyric the Last Ancient (Sonic Boom)

Lord Mordred Hood (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a Mobian cobra.

Cyan Sung-Sun (Bleach) as a snake-like Hollow before she became an Arrancar…

… her released form, Anaconda.

Lola Boa (Brandy & Mr. Whiskers)

Machida (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Yig (Cthulhu Mythos)

Jafar (Disney's Aladdin) using his sorcery to turn himself into a giant cobra.

Kaa (Disney's The Jungle Book)

Sir Hiss (Disney's Robin Hood)

Marilith (Final Fantasy)

Ayame as the snake of the zodiac (Fruit Basket)

Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter) developed snake-like features after his ravinement. His lack of nose, eyebrows, hair and deathly pale skin are features of common reptilian species.

Nagini (Harry Potter) is a Maledictus, carrying a blood-born curse that eventually transformed her into a snake permanently.

Jormungandr (God of War), the World Serpent.

Lausenschlanges (Grimm) are quite snake-like- with a forked tongue, slit pupils, and scaly skin.

Orochimaru (Naruto) using his Eight Branches Technique to transform into a giant eight-headed colossal serpent.

...later revealing his true form.

After splicing his DNA with Orochimaru's, Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto) underwent a dramatic change into a similar form as his master's.

Snowager (Neopets) sleeping on a bunch of toys.

Serpentine (Snake people) from Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu.

Boa Sandersonia (One Piece) ate the Hebi Hebi no Mi: Model Anaconda giving her the ability to turn into an anaconda hybrid or a full anaconda at will.

Because she ate the Hebi Hebi no Mi Model: King Cobra, Boa Marigold (One Piece) has the ability to either become a king cobra hybrid or full king cobra.

Kurozumi Orochi (One Piece); via Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata-no-Orochi

Nola (One Piece) is an enormous python who has been living in the ancient city of Shandia for over 400 years

Serpentina (Power Rangers: Mystic Force)

Jedun (Zatch Bell!) is a demon who resembles a snake and has the ability to create snakes as well.

Leviathan (Abrahamic Mythology)

Rattle Shake (Skylanders SWAP FORCE)

Medusa Gorgon (Soul Eater), as a Snake Witch, has many snake-like abilities…

…and can transform into a snake.

Jaji (Sea of Patchwork Cats)

Ririko Kagome (Rosario+Vampire)

Various sub-species of lamia (Monster Musume)

Miia (Monster Musume)

Miia's Mother (Monster Musume)

Viper (Kung Fu Panda)

Rudolph Cobrato (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)

Hamato Miwa/Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series), mutated into a serpent.

The Mara's (Doctor Who) true form is that of a huge serpent

Colony Sarff (Doctor Who) is a being composed of multiple snake-like creatures

Piranhaconda (Piranhaconda)

Kaa (Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book)

Mozzler (Thunder of Gigantic Serpent)

Asmodeus Poisonteeth (Redwall)

Queen Orial/The Dark Queen (Argai: The Prophecy), an anthropomorphic cobra.

Lord Hebi (Usagi Yojimbo)

Slips Python (My Gym Partner's a Monkey)

Snake (The Powerpuff Girls), of the Gangreen Gang.

Snake-Eyes (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/The Mighty Mutanimals), an anthropomorphic snake.

The Ghost ÄRM, Hydra fused Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance) with a giant serpentine monster.

Serpent-people (Cthulhu Mythos)

Ouroboros (Pathfinder)

Serpent-people (Pathfinder)

Naga (Pathfinder)

Water naga (Pathfinder)

Dark naga (Pathfinder)

Sethrak (Warcraft)

Reptilianne Naga (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Camille (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)

Nu Wa (Smite) Guardian of Heaven.

Jormungandr (Smite) The World Serpent.

Sass (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is the kwami that grants magic power to the Snake Miraculous, granting powers to the owner of the Miraculous.

Kaa (The Jungle Book 2016)

Evil Snake (The Adventures of Little Carp), an anthropomorphic Sea Snake who pretends to be a dragon king by wearing horns and wears fake blue skin which resembles a hood.

Sandiramon (Digimon)

Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel), a snake demon.

Arbok (Pokemon)

Seviper (Pokemon)

Snivy, Servine and Serperior (Pokemon)

Dunsparce (Pokemon)

Ajar and Eva (Sahara 2017 movie)

Ailsa (Shoebox Zoo)

Videos

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