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[[Image:Snakes, Masks.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Snakes in a torpedo case]]
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[[File:Rikers imagined snakes.jpg|thumb|The imagined snakes of Cmdr. Riker in 2367]]
A '''snake''' is a scaled [[reptile]] lacking limbs. Snakes are sometimes [[venom]]ous.
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'''Snakes''' are a group of [[reptile]]s that lack limbs. Snakes are sometimes referred to informally as '''serpents'''. Some snakes are [[venom]]ous.
   
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The [[Earth]] [[Starfleet]] [[survival training]] course involved living on recycled sweat and snake meat. ({{ENT|Desert Crossing}})
*A snake that would fall down on a hapless victim when a doorbell was pulled was part of the [[Sherlock Holmes]] [[holographic]] story that [[Data]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] ran in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|Elementary, Dear Data}})
 
   
 
A snake that would fall down on a hapless victim when a doorbell was pulled was part of the [[Sherlock Holmes]] [[holographic]] story that [[Data]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] ran in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|Elementary, Dear Data}})
*When [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] was suffering from acute lack of [[REM sleep]] in [[2367]] he imagined that there were snakes underneath his blanket. ({{TNG|Night Terrors}})
 
   
 
When [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] was suffering from acute lack of [[REM sleep]] in [[2367]] he imagined that there were snakes underneath his blanket. ({{TNG|Night Terrors}})
*In [[2370]] an [[alien]] archive turned parts of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] into living snakes. ({{TNG|Masks}})
 
   
 
In [[2370]], the [[D'Arsay archive]] turned parts of a [[photon torpedo]] on {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} into living snakes. ({{TNG|Masks}})
[[Image:Bajoran snake.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A Bajoran snake]]
 
*A green and white striped snake was native to the planet [[Bajor]]. [[Vedek]] [[Bareil]] saw one of these snakes during an [[Orb]] experience in [[2370]]. ({{DS9|The Collaborator}}).
 
   
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{{bginfo|The group of snakes included garter snakes, rat snakes, and milk snakes, all common and harmless.}}
[[Image:Soukara snake.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A snake from planet Soukara]]
 
*A yellow snake species was also native to the planet [[Soukara]]. [[Jadzia Dax]] and [[Worf]] encountered one of them during their mission on Soukara. ({{DS9|Change of Heart}})
 
   
 
[[File:Bajoran snake.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A Bajoran snake]]
*[[Trakor's Third Prophecy]] makes reference to vipers, indicating the existence of a [[Bajoran]] snake. ({{DS9|Destiny}})
 
 
A green and white striped snake was native to the planet [[Bajor]]. [[Vedek]] [[Bareil Antos|Bareil]] saw one of these snakes during an [[Orb]] experience in [[2370]]. ({{DS9|The Collaborator}})
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{{bginfo|The snake in Bareil's vision was an emerald tree boa (''Corallus caninus'').}}
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[[File:Soukara snake.jpg|thumb|150px|A snake from planet Soukara]]
 
A yellow snake species was also native to the planet [[Soukara]]. [[Jadzia Dax]] and [[Worf]] encountered one of them during their mission on Soukara. ({{DS9|Change of Heart}})
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{{bginfo|The snake on Soukara was an albino Burmese python (''Python molurus bivittatus''), a color variant popular in the pet trade.}}
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[[Trakor's Third Prophecy]] makes reference to vipers, indicating the existence of snakes on [[Bajor]]. ({{DS9|Destiny}})
   
 
==Types of snake==
 
==Types of snake==
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*[[Aldebaran serpent]]
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*[[Anaconda]]
 
*[[Arboreal needle snake]]
 
*[[Arboreal needle snake]]
 
*[[Draxxan cloud viper]]
 
*[[Draxxan cloud viper]]
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*[[Fire snake]]
 
*[[Fire snake]]
 
*[[Ophidian]]
 
*[[Ophidian]]
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*[[Rattlesnake]]
 
*[[Spitting cobra]]
 
*[[Spitting cobra]]
 
*[[Sun viper]]
 
*[[Sun viper]]
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==Sentient snake-like species==
 
==Sentient snake-like species==
 
*[[Selay]]
 
*[[Selay]]
*[[U'tani|Serpent women]]
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*[[U'tani]]
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[[Nechani]] [[nesset]]
 
*[[Nechani]] [[nesset]]
 
*[[Kos'karii]]
 
*[[Kos'karii]]
*[[Serpent]]
 
 
*[[Serpent's Ridge]]
 
*[[Serpent's Ridge]]
   
==External Links==
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==External link==
*{{wikipedia|Snake}}
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* {{wikipedia}}
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* [http://venomoussnakes.wordpress.com/ Venomous Snakes]
 
 
[[Category:Animals]]
 
[[Category:Animals]]
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Revision as of 10:53, 13 September 2012

D'Arsay snakes

Snakes in a torpedo case

Rikers imagined snakes

The imagined snakes of Cmdr. Riker in 2367

Snakes are a group of reptiles that lack limbs. Snakes are sometimes referred to informally as serpents. Some snakes are venomous.

The Earth Starfleet survival training course involved living on recycled sweat and snake meat. (ENT: "Desert Crossing")

A snake that would fall down on a hapless victim when a doorbell was pulled was part of the Sherlock Holmes holographic story that Data and Geordi La Forge ran in 2365. (TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data")

When Commander Riker was suffering from acute lack of REM sleep in 2367 he imagined that there were snakes underneath his blanket. (TNG: "Night Terrors")

In 2370, the D'Arsay archive turned parts of a photon torpedo on USS Enterprise-D into living snakes. (TNG: "Masks")

The group of snakes included garter snakes, rat snakes, and milk snakes, all common and harmless.
Bajoran snake

A Bajoran snake

A green and white striped snake was native to the planet Bajor. Vedek Bareil saw one of these snakes during an Orb experience in 2370. (DS9: "The Collaborator")

The snake in Bareil's vision was an emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus).
Soukara snake

A snake from planet Soukara

A yellow snake species was also native to the planet Soukara. Jadzia Dax and Worf encountered one of them during their mission on Soukara. (DS9: "Change of Heart")

The snake on Soukara was an albino Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus), a color variant popular in the pet trade.

Trakor's Third Prophecy makes reference to vipers, indicating the existence of snakes on Bajor. (DS9: "Destiny")

Types of snake

Sentient snake-like species

See also

External link