python Kaa
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Python Kaa is a large, hypnotic snake from Rudyard Kipling’s "The Jungle Book," known as both a dangerous predator and, at times, an ally to the boy Mowgli.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaa | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jungle Book character
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fictional snake ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationDifference | often portrayed as more villainous in film adaptations than in the original book ⓘ |
| alignment | ambiguous ⓘ |
| allyOf | Mowgli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Jungle Book
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Second Jungle Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInStory |
Kaa's Hunting
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Red Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ The King's Ankus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInWork | British literature ⓘ |
| characterRole |
ally
ⓘ
predator ⓘ |
| creator | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalSpecies | Indian rock python NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Jungle Book (1894) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Bagheera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male (in Kipling's original stories) ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Disney's The Jungle Book (1967 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Disney's The Jungle Book (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ various stage adaptations of The Jungle Book ⓘ |
| language | speaks animal language of the Jungle ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWork | British ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
constriction
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hypnosis ⓘ |
| notableScene | hypnotizes the Bandar-log in the Cold Lairs ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
dangerous
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very old ⓘ very powerful ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| rescues | Mowgli from the Bandar-log NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Indian jungle ⓘ |
| species | python ⓘ |
| workGenre |
adventure fiction
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children's literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.