

A powerful and dangerous ability, Kaa is a feared member of the jungle, as evidenced by his interaction with the often composed and fearless Bagheera. He furthers this by the use of his iconic ability to hypnotize his prey with his eyes, rendering them enchanted and under his command. Kaa is a sly and seductive character, speaking with a soft, often entrancing tone to either lure his victims into a weary, dreamlike state or manipulate them into bestowing their trust, thus allowing him to devour them unexpectedly. This was most likely due to the developers' belief that the public of the time would not accept a snake as a heroic character. While the book character was considered a mentor to Mowgli, akin to Baloo and Bagheera, the film character is portrayed as a dangerous villain. Kaa was loosely based on the character of the same name from Rudyard Kipling's book The Jungle Book. "Just you wait 'till I get you in my coils!" "You have just made a ssseriousss misstake, my friend. Starvations, being knocked out of trees, having a knot on his tail, Shere Khan abusing him, danger, Mowgli getting away from him

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