Serpent Explained

Serpent or The Serpent may refer to:

• Snake, a carnivorous reptile of the suborder Serpentes

Mythology and religion

• Sea serpent, a monstrous ocean creature
• Serpent symbolism, the snake in religious rites and mythological contexts
• Serpents in the Bible, notably one in the Old Testament Garden of Eden
• Snakes in Chinese mythology
• Snakes in mythology

Arts and entertainment

• Serpent (novel), a 1999 novel by Clive Cussler
• Serpent (roller coaster), a steel roller coaster at Six Flags AstroWorld
• Serpent (video game), a 1990 Game Boy action video game
• The Serpent, a play created by The Open Theater
• "The Serpent" (Da Vinci's Demons), second episode of the American TV series Da Vinci's Demons
• The Serpent (novel), a 1963 novel by Jane Gaskell
• "The Serpent" (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland), an episode of the series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
• The Serpent (TV series), a 2021 miniseries co-produced by BBC One and Netflix

Film

• Le Serpent, a 1973 French film released in English as Night Flight from Moscow
• The Serpent (1916 film), starring Theda Bara
• The Serpent (1920 film), a 1920 Italian silent film
• The Serpent (2006 film), a French film Le Serpent
• The Serpent, a 2021 film produced, directed and starring Gia Skova

Music

• Serpent (album), 2011 album by Circle
• Serpent, heavy metal band featuring Piotr Wawrzeniuk
• Serpent (instrument), a member of the brass family
• The Serpent (album), 2007 album by Still Remains, or the title track
• "The Serpent", a song from the 1969 Genesis album From Genesis to Revelation
• Thy Serpent, a Finnish black metal band
• The Serpent and the King, a song by Judas Priest

Computing

• One of the programming languages used in Ethereum
• Serpent (cipher), in cryptography
• Serpent (software), a continuous-energy Monte Carlo particle transport code

Constellations

• Hydra (constellation), the many-headed serpent killed by Heracles
• Hydrus, the water snake, is a minor southern constellation
• Serpens, which represents a snake being tamed by the snake-handler Ophiuchus

Toponyms

• Serpent Lake, a lake in Minnesota, US
• Serpent River, a tributary of the Mégiscane River in Quebec, Canada

Other uses

• Charles Sobhraj (born 1944), serial killer nicknamed "The Serpent"
• HMS Serpent, several British Royal Navy ships
• Serpent Model Racing Cars, a radio-controlled car manufacturer from the Netherlands

See also

• • • Dragon (disambiguation)
• Serpentine (disambiguation)
• Serpentor, a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon series
• Snake (disambiguation)
• The Serpent Queen, American historical drama television series
• World Serpent (disambiguation)