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Traditionally, Lamia was a Lybian queen who ate children, but [[John Keats]] might have turned her into a snake woman even though she wasn't [[Sadly Mythtaken|originally]], possibly combining her with Lilith, who was associated with the serpent in the Garden of Eden.
In Hinduism and [[Hindu Mythology]], Nagas (more properly nagin or nagini if a female) are a very diverse group of snake-related entities, ranging from nature spirits to gods. Perhaps influencing the number of Snake People who are [[Multi
Compare with [[Lizard Folk]], [[The Reptilians]], and [[Gorgeous Gorgon]] when the Snake Person is hot. Because [[Snakes Are Sexy]], this happens quite often.
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== Anime & Manga ==
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** A red-headed yuan-ti with a Texan accent appears in ''[[Rusty and Co (Webcomic)|Rusty and Co]]''
* In ''[[The Wotch]]'', both the [http://www.thewotch.com/comics/2005/03/20050325.jpg title character] and the writer Anne Onymous have been portrayed as shapechanged into the form of a naga.
* Nagas (both armed and armless) are just one of the local species of [[Petting Zoo People]] in ''[[Crossworlds]]''. Apparently both male and females have [[Non
* Brooke from ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'', of the shapeshifting kind. She's a Melusine.
* In ''[[Meat Shield (Webcomic)|Meat Shield]]'', the inhabitants of Vedris, the City of Serpents. Extract from the ''Encyclopedia Ardrisia'':
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* ''[[Conan the Adventurer (Animation)|Conan the Adventurer]]'' had a naga that was less a human with the lower half of a snake, more like a large snake with small arms and a humanoid face. The Serpent-Men are examples of the rare "fully humanoid" version, having snake-like facial features (including fangs, tongue and breathing tube), scaly skin and legs, without any hint of a tail.
* There was a episode of ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'' where Jasmine began turning into a venomous naga, and Aladdin had to go on a quest to find the cure.
* ''[[Batman Beyond (Animation)|Batman Beyond]]'' had an Aesop villian become some kind of naga with stuff added [[It Got Worse|before going]] [[Clipped
* There was an episode of ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]'' where the villain was a cobra fellow, which was interesting because he was this while clothed, but [[Mobile Suit Human|lost his outfit at the end, and was somehow just a big snake.]]
* Cedric, [[The Dragon]] from the first season of ''[[WITCH (Animation)|WITCH]]'', is one of these in his true form, though he spends a lot of his time shapeshifted as a human. Interestingly, his race all seem to be shapechangers, but aren't all [[Snake People]]- the only other one shown, [[Creepy Child|Miranda]], changes into an anthropomorphic ''spider''.
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