Anthropomorphic snakes

In various Asian religious traditions, the Nāgas () are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art. Furthermore, nāgas are also known as dragons and water spirits. A female nāga is called a Nagini (Hindi: Nagin). According to legend, they are the children of the sage Kashyapa and Kadru. Rituals devoted to these supernatural beings have been taking place throughout South Asia for at least 2,000 years. They are principally depicted in three forms: as entir

Glycon, also spelled Glykon ( Glýkōn, : Glýkōnos), was an ancient snake god. He had a large and influential cult within the Roman Empire in the 2nd century, with contemporary satirist Lucian providing the primary literary reference to the deity. Lucian claimed Glycon was created in the mid-2nd century by the Greek prophet Alexander of Abonoteichos. Lucian was ill-disposed toward the cult, calling Alexander a false prophet, accusing the whole enterprise of being a hoax, and claiming that Glycon himself was a hand puppet.

mythological serpent from Lithuanian folklore

Kaa is a fictional character from The Jungle Book stories written by Rudyard Kipling. He is an Indian python who possesses the power of hypnosis. In the books and many of the screen adaptations, Kaa is an ally of protagonist Mowgli, acting as a friend and trusted mentor or father figure alongside Bagheera and Baloo. However, Disney's screen adaptations portray him as a secondary antagonist who attempts to eat Mowgli.

fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm

Aesop's fable

fable by Aesop

Aesop's fable, that a broken friendship cannot be mended

kashmiri folktale

Indian fairy tale

fictional species

Irish fairy tale

Fairy tale by Giambattista Basile (1634)

Italian literary fairy tale

Aesop's fable

Champavati (Assamese: চম্পাৱতী; Champawati, Campāvatī or Champabati) is an Assamese folk tale. It was first collected in the compilation of Assamese folklore titled Burhi Aair Sadhu, by poet Lakshminath Bezbaroa. According to Assamese scholars, the story is known in Assam and among Assamese people.