snake Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...

is an elongated, legless, predatory reptile. Snake or Snakes may also refer to:

Devices

Bore snake {{Short description, Tool used for clean firearm bores A cleaning rod is a firearm maintenance tool that can be used to gun cleaning, clean the inside (bore) of a gun's gun barrel, barrel, and is made in different sizes for use on different barrel ...

, a tool to clean guns *

Plumber's snake A plumber's snake or drain snake or drain auger is a slender, flexible auger used to dislodge clogs in plumbing. The plumber's snake is often reserved for difficult clogs that cannot be loosened with a plunger. It is also sometimes called a toi ...

* Snake cable

Games and toys

Snake (video game genre) Snake is a video game genre, genre of action game, action video games where the player maneuvers the end of a growing line, often themed as a snake. The player must keep the snake from colliding with both other obstacles and itself, which get ...

** ''Snake'' (1998 video game), a game included on Nokia cellphones ** ''Snakes'' (N-Gage game) *

S.N.A.K.E. The ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toyline was introduced by Hasbro in 1982, and lasted to 1994, producing well over 250 vehicles (i.e. Fictional universe, in-universe are meant to move under their own power), and playsets (i.e. toys representi ...

, a ''G.I. Joe'' accessory

Music

Performers

The Snakes The Snakes were a British-Norwegian hard rock band, formed by former Whitesnake members Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody in 1997. The line-up consisted of guitarists Marsden and Moody with Norwegian musicians, vocalist Jørn Lande, bassist Sid ...

, a British-Norwegian hard rock band * "Snake",

Denis Bélanger Denis "Snake" Bélanger (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of heavy metal band Voivod. Early life Bélanger was born on August 9, 1964 and grew up in Jonquière, Quebec. Career Bél ...

(born 1960), Canadian vocalist of the heavy metal band Voivod * "Snake", Axana Ceulemans, member of the 1990s Belgian girl group Def Dames Dope * Mark "Snake" Luckhurst (born 1961), British bass guitarist and a founding member of the hard rock band Thunder *

Dave "The Snake" Sabo David Michael Sabo (born September 16, 1964), nicknamed The Snake, is an American musician best known as one of the guitarists of heavy metal band Skid Row. Biography Pre-Skid Row Sabo was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and grew up in nearby ...

(born 1964), American guitarist in the heavy metal band Skid Row *

DJ Snake William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ and record producer. He was first credited with production work on several singles for other artists—including " Shut It Down" by Pitbull an ...

, French record producer and DJ

Albums

* ''Snake'' (album), by Exuma, 1972 * ''The Snake'' (Shane MacGowan album), 1994 * ''The Snake'' (Wildbirds & Peacedrums album), 2008 * ''The Snake'', a

Harvey Mandel Harvey "The Snake" Mandel (born March 11, 1945) is an American guitarist best known as a member of Canned Heat. He also played with Charlie Musselwhite and John Mayall as well as maintaining a solo career. Early life Mandel was born in Detroit ...

album

Songs

* "Snake" (R. Kelly song), 2003 *

Snake (Yorushika song) is a song by Japanese rock band Yorushika. It was released as a digital single by Polydor Records on January 17, 2025. The song, inspired by a passage from "Li-Sui" (Di-Thoughts) by the Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Zhen, was used as the ending theme fo ...

, 2025 * "Snake", by

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of moder ...

* "Snake", by PJ Harvey from ''

Rid of Me ''Rid of Me'' is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter PJ Harvey, released on 26 April 1993 by Island Records, approximately one year after the release of her critically acclaimed debut studio album '' Dry'' (1992). It marked ...

'', 1993 * "Snake", by

G-Unit G-Unit (short for Guerilla-Unit). was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks. After amassing a string of self-released mixtapes in the early 2000s, the group released ...

* "Snake", by

Ronnie Lane Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who was the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Small Faces (1965–69) and Faces (band), Faces (1969–73). Lane formed Small Faces in 1965 afte ...

* "Snake", by

King Curtis Curtis Montgomery (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musi ...

, 2000 *

The Snake (song) "The Snake" is a song written and first recorded by civil-rights activist Oscar Brown in 1963; it became a hit single for American singer Al Wilson in 1968. The song tells a story similar to Aesop's fable The Farmer and the Viper and the Afric ...

, 1960s song recorded by Oscar Brown and by Al Wilson * "The Snake", by Joe Satriani on the album '' Not of This Earth'' * "The Snake", by Johnny Rivers on the album '' ...And I Know You Wanna Dance'' * "Snakes", by No Doubt on the album ''

The Beacon Street Collection ''The Beacon Street Collection'' is the second studio album by American rock band No Doubt. It was released independently on March 25, 1995, through the band's label Beacon Street Records. Produced by the band and recorded in a homemade studio ...

'' * "Snakes", by Voltaire on the album ''

The Devil's Bris ''The Devil's Bris'' is the debut album by the dark cabaret/dark wave artist Voltaire. It was released in 1998 by Projekt Records. The album's title is derived from the figure of the devil and the Jewish circumcision Circumcision is a ...

'' * "Snakes", by Papa Roach on the album ''

Infest Infest may refer to: *Infest, wild animal overpopulation, much in the same way that cockroaches do * ''Infest'' (album), a 2000 hard rock album by Papa Roach *Infest (band), American hardcore band *Infest (festival), an alternative electronic mu ...

'' * "Snakes", by Six Feet Under on the album ''

True Carnage ''True Carnage'' is the fourth album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. The album contains fan favourites such as "The Day the Dead Walked", "One Bullet Left" and "Sick and Twisted". Track listing Personnel ;Six Feet Under * Chris ...

'' * "Snakes", by Bastille on the album '' Wild World'' * "Snakes", by Prodigy on the album ''

Hegelian Dialectic Dialectic (; ), also known as the dialectical method, refers originally to dialogue between people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to arrive at the truth through reasoned argument. Dialectic resembles debate, but the c ...

'' * "Snakes", by Joey Badass on the album ''

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

Places

* Snake Creek (disambiguation) *

Snake Hill Snake Hill (known officially as Laurel Hill) is an igneous rock intrusion protruding up from the floor of the Meadowlands in southern Secaucus, New Jersey, United States, at a bend in the Hackensack River., Variant name: Snake Hill It was larg ...

, in the U.S. state of New Jersey * Snake Island (disambiguation) * Snake River (disambiguation)

People

Snake Indians Snake Indians is a collective name given to the Northern Paiute, Bannock, and Shoshone Native American tribes. The term was used as early as 1739 by French trader and explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de la Verendrye when he descr ...

, Native Americans * Reuben Snake (1937–1993), Native American activist, educator, spiritual leader, and tribal leader *

Snake Shyam M. S. Balasubramania (alt spelling Balasubramanya; born 1967), popularly known as Snake Shyam, is a snake enthusiast, wildlife conservationist and lecturer in Mysore, India.Special correspondent. (14 February 2008A prize catch for the ‘natura ...

(born 1967), Indian wildlife conservationist * The Snake (nickname), various people nicknamed either The Snake or Snake * "The Snake", ring name of

Jake Roberts Aurelian Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955) better known by the ring name Jake "the Snake" Roberts, is an American actor, podcaster and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs as the on-screen ma ...

(born 1955), American professional wrestler * Snake Williams, a professional wrestler from

All-Star Wrestling All Star Wrestling (ASW), also known as Super Slam Wrestling (SSW), is a British professional wrestling promotion founded by Brian Dixon in 1970 and based in Birkenhead, England. Founded as Wrestling Enterprises of Birkenhead in October 1970, i ...

Fictional characters

Snake Plissken S. D. Bob "Snake" Plissken is a fictional character who served as the protagonist of the films ''Escape from New York'' (1981) and '' Escape from L.A.'' (1996). Portrayed by Kurt Russell, the character was created by John Carpenter and Nick Cast ...

, protagonist of the films ''Escape from New York'' and ''Escape from L.A.'' * a nickname of John Clark, in Tom Clancy novels and film adaptations *

Snake Jailbird The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writ ...

, a ''Simpsons'' character *

Archie "Snake" Simpson '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is the fourth entry of the ''Degrassi'' television franchise created by Schuyler and Kit Ho ...

, a ''Degrassi'' character * Snakes, one of two time traveling warring factions in '' The Big Time'', a science fiction novel by Fritz Leiber * Snake, a character from the

Zero Escape ''Zero Escape'', formerly released in Japan as , is a series of adventure games directed and written by Kotaro Uchikoshi. The first two entries in the series, '' Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors'' (2009) and '' Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Re ...

series of visual novels * Snake, a ''Black Butler'' character * Snake, a ''

The Karate Kid Part III ''The Karate Kid Part III'' is a 1989 American martial arts drama film, the third entry in the ''Karate Kid'' franchise and a sequel to ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986). It stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively, and Thomas Ian Griffith ...

'' character * Snake, a ''The Powerpuff Girls'' character * Snake, a '' Snake Tales'' character * Snake, a ''Vinland Saga'' character *

Snake Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...

, any of several characters in the ''

Metal Gear is a Media franchise, franchise of stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, ''Metal Gear (video game), Metal Gear'', was released in 1987 for MSX, MSX home computers. The player often takes con ...

'' video game series **

Solid Snake , real name David, is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of Konami's ''Metal Gear'' series, created by Hideo Kojima. He is depicted as a former United States Army Special Forces, Green Beret and highly skilled special operations so ...

Liquid Snake Liquid Snake is a fictional character from the ''Metal Gear'' franchise. Along with protagonist Solid Snake, he is a product of ''Les Enfants Terribles'', a top-secret government project to artificially create soldiers by cloning the legendary s ...

Naked Snake is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of Konami's ''Metal Gear'' series, created by Hideo Kojima. He was first introduced in the 1987 ''Metal Gear'' game as the commanding officer and father of Solid Snake, featuring in a twist ...

, A.K.A. Big Boss ** Venom Snake, A.K.A. Punished Snake

Sports teams

* Aberdare RFC, a rugby union club based in Aberdare, Wales, United Kingdom *

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The franchise was established ...

, a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States *

Columbus Cottonmouths The Columbus Cottonmouths were three separate professional ice hockey teams based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes and played their home games at the Columbus Civic Center. In 2017, the third franchise suspended operations af ...

, an ice hockey team based in Columbus, Georgia, United States * Lugano Snakes, former name of the

Lugano Tigers The Lugano Tigers are a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Lugano, Switzerland. The club competes in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), the highest domestic tier. Founded as FN Lugano, the team was re-named to Lugano Snakes in 1999 ...

, a Swiss basketball club

In the military

* HMS ''Snake'', several Royal Navy ships * a nickname of the

Bell AH-1 Cobra The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter. A member of the prolific Huey family, the AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake. The ...

attack helicopter * nickname of a variant of the

Mark 81 bomb The Mark 81 is a general-purpose bomb (nicknamed "Firecracker"). It's the smallest of the General-purpose bomb#Modern American GP bombs: the Mark 80 series, Mark 80 series of low-drag (physics), drag general-purpose bombs. Development and deploy ...

Literature

* "Snake", a 1921 poem by

D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, literary critic, travel writer, essayist, and painter. His modernist works reflect on modernity, social alienation ...

* ''The Snake'' (Dagerman novel) (), a 1945 novel by Stig Dagerman * ''The Snake'' (Spillane novel), a 1964 novel by Mickey Spillane * ''Snake'', a 1975 novel by James H. McClure * ''Snake!'', a 1976 novel by

Naomi Mitchison Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (; 1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and poet. Often called a doyenne of Scottish literature, she wrote more than 90 books of historical an ...

* ''The Snake'', a 1978 novel by

Morton Freedgood Morton Freedgood (1913 – April 16, 2006) was an American author who wrote '' The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'' and many other detective and mystery novels under the pen name John Godey. Biography Freedgood was born in Brooklyn, New York City ...

* ''Snakes'', a 1986 novel by

Guy N. Smith Guy Newman Smith (21 November 1939 – 24 December 2020) was an English writer best known for his pulp fiction-style horror, though he also wrote non-fiction, softcore pornography, and children's literature. Biography Smith's father was a bank ...

* ''Snake'', a 1991 novel in the ''Degrassi Classic'' series of novels by Catherine Dunphy * ''Snake'', a 1996 novel by

Kate Jennings Catherine Ruth Jennings (20 May 1948 – 1 May 2021) was an Australian poet, essayist, memoirist, and novelist. Biography Born at Temora, Jennings grew up on a farm near Griffith, New South Wales. She attended the University of Sydney in the la ...

* ''The Snake'', a 1997 novel by

Suhayl Saadi Suhayl Saadi (born 1961, Beverley, Yorkshire) is a physician, author and dramatist based in Glasgow, Scotland. His varied literary output includes novels, short stories, anthologies of fiction, song lyrics, plays for stage and radio theatre, and ...

, writing as Melanie Desmoulins * ''Snake'', a 2005 novel by Jeff Stone, the third volume in ''The Five Ancestors'' series

Other uses

Snake (computer vision) Active contour model, also called snakes, is a framework in computer vision introduced by Michael Kass, Andrew Witkin, and Demetri Terzopoulos for delineating an object outline from a possibly noisy 2D image. The snakes model is popular in compu ...

Snake (zodiac) The snake ( 蛇) is the sixth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Snake is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 巳. Besides its use in the cycle of ye ...

* "Snakes" (''CSI''), a television episode * ''Snake'', a large sculpture created by

Richard Serra Richard Serra (November 2, 1938 – March 26, 2024) was an American artist known for his large-scale Abstract art, abstract sculptures made for Site-specific art, site-specific landscape, urban, and Architecture, architectural settings, a ...

* Snake Kung Fu * Snake, nickname of the first of two

NZR B class (1874) The NZR B class of 1874 was the first of two steam locomotive classes to be designated as B by the Railways Department that then oversaw New Zealand's national rail network (the second B class was introduced in 1899). Ordered from the Avonsi ...

steam locomotives *

Snake Projection The Snake Projection is a continuous map projection typically used as the planar coordinate system for realizing low distortion throughout long linear engineering projects. Details The Snake Projection was originally developed by University ...

, a map projection for linear projects