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Snakes in wrestling: photos
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Santino Marella's Cobra has helped the Italian Superstar strike gold in WWE.
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Unfortunately, the Cobra's eye for the alluring Aksana caused Santino to lose the United States Title to Antonio Cesaro.; m# n; L; Q9 d2 ?# q( o: H
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2 h2 R( {- L9 P4 UCM Punk snakes his powerful arms around an opponent's neck to execute his Anaconda Vise submission hold.
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"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.0 |0 F' C l: S. V5 }8 Y U
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No Superstars was as closely associated with serpents as Jake “The Snake” Roberts.6 i+ w& r# L: O6 I- ^4 f
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Jake had three signature snakes in WWE.
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* Z0 ?, `6 Z' U7 QHis first was a Burmese python he called Damien, which he used to intimidate opponents like Andre the Giant.
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g; r/ o, l, L( d; z9 J9 ]When Damien was squashed by Earthquake, Jake came back with a reticulated python named Lucifer.4 F" l0 w( w; m! R$ v
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5 M+ G( Y5 F. S1 a8 pThe Snake's final serpent was an albino Burmese python he called Revelations, signaling his new religious outlook.
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$ I: O+ X, U% s/ D/ C- d4 A$ ]The big man known as Diesel unceremoniously dumped his opponents face first into the turnbuckle with his Snake Eyes maneuver.3 I1 q7 A7 B4 j" ~
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The Viper is the perfect nickname for the cold and calculating Randy Orton.* Q0 I, R& @9 E& X8 N3 L# A" E2 n
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- \4 }# t5 R/ w4 F: M7 u2 N0 tMany WWE fans are unfamiliar with The Cobra, but he was a thrilling Superstar to watch in the mid-1980s.
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Hulk Hogan was never shy about flexing his "24-inch pythons.") n6 ^6 i6 ^7 k3 H% g* ~! g
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