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- Snake and turtle exchange head for fangs. Explains snake's fangs and snake-like head of turtle. (Cf. A2320.2, A2345.5.) A2247.2
- Lizard's tail imitated from snake's. A2272.2
- Origin of snake's back. From a stick. (Cf. A2262.3.) A2356.1.1
- Snake's venom kills tree. B765.11
- Snake kills man who has killed snake's mate. B765.20
- Dragon fly serves as snake's servant, feeds snake; it is called snake-feeder. B765.24
- Snake's head (when eaten) brings man to kingship. (Cf. D1011.0.3.) D1561.1.1.3
- Snake's venom poisons tree. D1563.2.2.2
- Riddle: deaths from sleepiness, anger, and greed. Elephant sleeps before snake's hole. Snake bites elephant and kills it. Jackal eats hole in elephant and is caught inside. Snake can't get out of its hole. H803
- Novel settlement: snake's wife must wait to kill prince till princess bears as many sons as snake has. J1173.1.1
- Man thinks own toe is snake's head and cuts it off. (Cf. J1782.8.) J1838
- Pseudo-magic potion: to induce pregnancy. Found to contain snake's eggs. K115.3
- Necklace dropped by crow into snake's hole leads men to kill snake which had eaten the crow's fledglings. K401.2.2
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