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Snakes in wrestling: photos
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0 d& q! l! P) m/ L4 l/ o' G2 HSantino Marella's Cobra has helped the Italian Superstar strike gold in WWE.
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- K; b; r7 V3 R# I/ wUnfortunately, the Cobra's eye for the alluring Aksana caused Santino to lose the United States Title to Antonio Cesaro.
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CM Punk snakes his powerful arms around an opponent's neck to execute his Anaconda Vise submission hold.4 P4 w, @" g6 M) X
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8 n1 C7 h" o: n1 ]; r+ Q7 |"Stone Cold" Steve Austin's dangerous and ornery attitude led WWE announcers to call him "The Texas Rattlesnake."
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WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter's feared finishing maneuver was known as the Cobra Clutch.
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No Superstars was as closely associated with serpents as Jake “The Snake” Roberts.
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) J- V9 ~7 G% r9 r( ]Jake had three signature snakes in WWE.4 ~" F, F0 T r0 w+ ^
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. l# u$ c7 |. i) l! XHis first was a Burmese python he called Damien, which he used to intimidate opponents like Andre the Giant.
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When Damien was squashed by Earthquake, Jake came back with a reticulated python named Lucifer.
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The Snake's final serpent was an albino Burmese python he called Revelations, signaling his new religious outlook.
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The big man known as Diesel unceremoniously dumped his opponents face first into the turnbuckle with his Snake Eyes maneuver.
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The Viper is the perfect nickname for the cold and calculating Randy Orton.. ~; \+ E- ^* v% z' N4 x0 R
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Many WWE fans are unfamiliar with The Cobra, but he was a thrilling Superstar to watch in the mid-1980s., z9 i( Y" r9 q* }) H. ?
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% @4 U; _8 ~! ~( W) V9 vHulk Hogan was never shy about flexing his "24-inch pythons."
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