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* In ''WebOriginal/LoomingGaia'', [[SnakePeople Gorgons]] enunciate heavily on “S” and “Z” sounds due to their forked tongues.
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* For another example from the Franchise/WarcraftExpandedUniverse, Ssarbik from the ''Literature/{{Traveler}}'' trilogy ssspeaks in snake talk even though he is a [[BirdPeople bird person]], not a snake. Weirder still this not a characteristic of his species as his sister speaks completely normally.
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* The Anime/{{Pokemon}} Ekans and Seviper, in PokemonSpeak. Ekans' evolution Arbok also tends to [[TrrrillingRrrs draw out its first syllable]].
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* In ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' storyline "ComicBook/ThoseEmeraldEyesAreShining", Ontiir, the -notoriously slippery and treacherous- reptilian Science Police commander for Weber's World talks with a very noticeable hiss.
-->'''Ontiir:''' ''"Most asssuredly ssso, Ssssun Boy."''
-->'''Ontiir:''' ''"Most asssuredly ssso, Ssssun Boy."''
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* ''Series/YoungSheldon'': In "Snoopin' Around and the Wonder Twins of Atheism", the last time Mary taught Sunday school, she used a snake puppet that spoke this way. Peg mimics it when making fun of her.
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* In ''WebAnimation/{{Alphabet}}'', the letters speak by [[PokemonSpeak repeating their own name]]. S says his name with a snakelike hiss, and he looks like the animal to match.
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* In ''WebAnimation/{{Alphabet}}'', the letters speak by [[PokemonSpeak repeating their own name]]. S says his name with a snakelike hiss, and he looks like the animal to match.
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* One of the Flame King's would-be assassins talks like this in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. Finn and Jake confront a chef when they hear him hissing the same way, only to discover he wasn't - an actual snake that had fallen on Jake's head was making the noise.
* Adder and Sinuous from ''WesternAnimation/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood''.
* One of the minor villians, [[IncrediblyLamePun Ssserpent]] on ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''. Justified, as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he actually is a serpent-like alien.]]
* One of the minor villians, [[IncrediblyLamePun Ssserpent]] on ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''. Justified, as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he actually is a serpent-like alien.]]
* On ''WesternAnimation/ChopSockyChooks'', the villain Kobra gains a snake-like way of speaking after being bitten by a snake. And in one episode, he brainwashes the people of Wasabi World by hypnotism. They all repeat what he said, complete with lisp, until he tells them to stop it.
%%* The Rattler on ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool''.
* The snake from the ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' episode "Watch the Birdies" spoke this way.
%%* The Rattler on ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool''.
* The snake from the ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' episode "Watch the Birdies" spoke this way.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'' had an episode where Lee was hallucinating that the Red Tazelwurm was talking to him, and this is how it spoke. Of course, it's not really accurate since he [[AllJustADream came up with the whole thing himself in his feverish state]]. [[OrWasItADream Probably]].
* In "[[Recap/TheDragonPrinceS4E3Breathtaking Breathtaking]]" from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', after using a dark magic spell to get ScaledUp, Claudia speaks this way, [[DownplayedTrope albeit subtly]].
* In "[[Recap/TheDragonPrinceS4E3Breathtaking Breathtaking]]" from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', after using a dark magic spell to get ScaledUp, Claudia speaks this way, [[DownplayedTrope albeit subtly]].
* Cobra Commander on ''Franchise/GIJoe''. Particularly in ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie'', where he "[[WasOnceAMan wass onsse a man...]]"
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* Cobra Commander on ''Franchise/GIJoe''. Particularly in ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie'', where he "[[WasOnceAMan wass onsse a man...]]"Ushari the Egyptian cobra from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' speaks this way.
* Snake Man in ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears''; it's apparently ''programmed in'', as when he switches bodies with Mega Man, he never drags out his S's, whilst Mega Man does.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has Sass, kwami of the Snake Miraculous. [[spoiler: Makes you wonder how Luka will talk as Viperion]].
* The Electroids from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' speak this way in a borderline example. They're electricity-based in nature, and their bodies naturally shock and convulse with electricity when they say s- and z- sounds, making them elongate them. They don't do it ''all'' the time, but it's noticeable when they do. It also should be noted that Teslo has a lizard-like design to him and Zaptor's name is a portmanteau of "zap" and "raptor".
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The chimera's snake head speaks this way in the season 4 episode "Somepony to Watch Over Me".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': This is a trademark of the Serpentine race, and one of the first signs that someone has been infected by Fangpire venom.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'', the yellow-bellied sea snakes in "Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes" talk like this.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has Sass, kwami of the Snake Miraculous. [[spoiler: Makes you wonder how Luka will talk as Viperion]].
* The Electroids from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' speak this way in a borderline example. They're electricity-based in nature, and their bodies naturally shock and convulse with electricity when they say s- and z- sounds, making them elongate them. They don't do it ''all'' the time, but it's noticeable when they do. It also should be noted that Teslo has a lizard-like design to him and Zaptor's name is a portmanteau of "zap" and "raptor".
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The chimera's snake head speaks this way in the season 4 episode "Somepony to Watch Over Me".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': This is a trademark of the Serpentine race, and one of the first signs that someone has been infected by Fangpire venom.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'', the yellow-bellied sea snakes in "Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes" talk like this.
* Played incredly, exaggeringly straight in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''. A snake equivalent of Earth exists where its inhibaitants's hissing is their entire language, with very little translation provided in the episode.
* The tree cobra that bites Virjay in ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}'' announces, "I wasss onssse a maaan", presumably as a ShoutOut to the ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie'' line quoted above.
%%* Rani Nagi from ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays''.
* Mr. Burns from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. "Exxxxxxxxxxxxcellent..."
%%* Rani Nagi from ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays''.
* Mr. Burns from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. "Exxxxxxxxxxxxcellent..."
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* The snake from the ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' episode "Watch the Birdies" spoke this way.
* On ''WesternAnimation/ChopSockyChooks'', the villain Kobra gains a snake-like way of speaking after being bitten by a snake. And in one episode, he brainwashes the people of Wasabi World by hypnotism. They all repeat what he said, complete with lisp, until he tells them to stop it.
* Snake Man in ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears''; it's apparently ''programmed in'', as when he switches bodies with Mega Man, he never drags out his S's, whilst Mega Man does.
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* The tree cobra that bites Virjay in ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}'' announces, "I wasss onssse a maaan", presumably as a ShoutOut to the ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie'' line quoted above.
* Adder and Sinuous from ''WesternAnimation/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood''.
* Played incredly, exaggeringly straight in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''. A snake equivalent of Earth exists where its inhibaitants's hissing is their entire language, with very little translation provided in the episode.
* Mr. Burns from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. "Exxxxxxxxxxxxcellent..."
* The Rattler on ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool''.
* One of the minor villians, [[IncrediblyLamePun Ssserpent]] on ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''. Justified, as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he actually is a serpent-like alien.]]
* Rani Nagi from ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'' had an episode where Lee was hallucinating that the Red Tazelwurm was talking to him, and this is how it spoke. Of course, it's not really accurate since he [[AllJustADream came up with the whole thing himself in his feverish state]]. [[OrWasItADream Probably]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': This is a trademark of the Serpentine race, and one of the first signs that someone has been infected by Fangpire venom.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The chimera's snake head speaks this way in the season 4 episode "Somepony to Watch Over Me".
* The Electroids from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' speak this way in a borderline example. They're electricity-based in nature, and their bodies naturally shock and convulse with electricity when they say s- and z- sounds, making them elongate them. They don't do it ''all'' the time, but it's noticeable when they do. It also should be noted that Teslo has a lizard-like design to him and Zaptor's name is a portmanteau of "zap" and "raptor".
* Ushari the Egyptian cobra from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' speaks this way.
* One of the Flame King's would-be assassins talks like this in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. Finn and Jake confront a chef when they hear him hissing the same way, only to discover he wasn't - an actual snake that had fallen on Jake's head was making the noise.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'', the yellow-bellied sea snakes in "Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes" talk like this.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has Sass, kwami of the Snake Miraculous. [[spoiler: Makes you wonder how Luka will talk as Viperion]].
* In "[[Recap/TheDragonPrinceS4E3Breathtaking Breathtaking]]" from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', after using a dark magic spell to get ScaledUp, Claudia speaks this way, [[DownplayedTrope albeit subtly]].
* Adder and Sinuous from ''WesternAnimation/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood''.
* Played incredly, exaggeringly straight in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''. A snake equivalent of Earth exists where its inhibaitants's hissing is their entire language, with very little translation provided in the episode.
* Mr. Burns from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. "Exxxxxxxxxxxxcellent..."
* The Rattler on ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool''.
* One of the minor villians, [[IncrediblyLamePun Ssserpent]] on ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''. Justified, as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he actually is a serpent-like alien.]]
* Rani Nagi from ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'' had an episode where Lee was hallucinating that the Red Tazelwurm was talking to him, and this is how it spoke. Of course, it's not really accurate since he [[AllJustADream came up with the whole thing himself in his feverish state]]. [[OrWasItADream Probably]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': This is a trademark of the Serpentine race, and one of the first signs that someone has been infected by Fangpire venom.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The chimera's snake head speaks this way in the season 4 episode "Somepony to Watch Over Me".
* The Electroids from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' speak this way in a borderline example. They're electricity-based in nature, and their bodies naturally shock and convulse with electricity when they say s- and z- sounds, making them elongate them. They don't do it ''all'' the time, but it's noticeable when they do. It also should be noted that Teslo has a lizard-like design to him and Zaptor's name is a portmanteau of "zap" and "raptor".
* Ushari the Egyptian cobra from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' speaks this way.
* One of the Flame King's would-be assassins talks like this in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. Finn and Jake confront a chef when they hear him hissing the same way, only to discover he wasn't - an actual snake that had fallen on Jake's head was making the noise.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'', the yellow-bellied sea snakes in "Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes" talk like this.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has Sass, kwami of the Snake Miraculous. [[spoiler: Makes you wonder how Luka will talk as Viperion]].
* In "[[Recap/TheDragonPrinceS4E3Breathtaking Breathtaking]]" from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', after using a dark magic spell to get ScaledUp, Claudia speaks this way, [[DownplayedTrope albeit subtly]].
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* Adder and Sinuous from ''WesternAnimation/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood''.
* Played incredly, exaggeringly straight in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''. A snake equivalent of Earth exists where its inhibaitants's hissing is their entire language, with very little translation provided in the episode.
* Mr. Burns from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. "Exxxxxxxxxxxxcellent..."
* The Rattler on ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool''.
* One of the minor villians, [[IncrediblyLamePun Ssserpent]] on ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''. Justified, as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he actually is a serpent-like alien.]]
* Rani Nagi from ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'' had an episode where Lee was hallucinating that the Red Tazelwurm was talking to him, and this is how it spoke. Of course, it's not really accurate since he [[AllJustADream came up with the whole thing himself in his feverish state]]. [[OrWasItADream Probably]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': This is a trademark of the Serpentine race, and one of the first signs that someone has been infected by Fangpire venom.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The chimera's snake head speaks this way in the season 4 episode "Somepony to Watch Over Me".
* The Electroids from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' speak this way in a borderline example. They're electricity-based in nature, and their bodies naturally shock and convulse with electricity when they say s- and z- sounds, making them elongate them. They don't do it ''all'' the time, but it's noticeable when they do. It also should be noted that Teslo has a lizard-like design to him and Zaptor's name is a portmanteau of "zap" and "raptor".
* Ushari the Egyptian cobra from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' speaks this way.
* One of the Flame King's would-be assassins talks like this in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. Finn and Jake confront a chef when they hear him hissing the same way, only to discover he wasn't - an actual snake that had fallen on Jake's head was making the noise.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'', the yellow-bellied sea snakes in "Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes" talk like this.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has Sass, kwami of the Snake Miraculous. [[spoiler: Makes you wonder how Luka will talk as Viperion]].
* In "[[Recap/TheDragonPrinceS4E3Breathtaking Breathtaking]]" from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', after using a dark magic spell to get ScaledUp, Claudia speaks this way, [[DownplayedTrope albeit subtly]].
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* The ''Velociraptors'' in ''Astrosaurs'' speak like this, with the exception of General Loki.
* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': It's very rare, but dragons talk that way occasionally, usually when vocalizing their approval with "yesss".
* In ''Literature/{{Bounders}}'', the Alkalinians, snake-like aliens, hiss their S and SH sounds.
* ''Literature/TheLittleGreyMenSeries'': The villainous adder in ''Down the Bright Stream'' talkssss like thisss.
* In Paula Volsky's ''The Luck of Relian Kru,'' there are two magically-created metal snakes who hiss, and hiss their "s"'s.
* Naga speak this way in ''[[Literature/TheDarkProfitSaga Orconomics]]''. Gorm meets a Naga barkeep named Angusss. When he speaks his name, the barkeep corrects him that it's pronounced "Anguss", adding that "the middle 's' is silent." As expected, he tends to hiss his "s"'s.
* Naga speak this way in ''[[Literature/TheDarkProfitSaga Orconomics]]''. Gorm meets a Naga barkeep named Angusss. When he speaks his name, the barkeep corrects him that it's pronounced "Anguss", adding that "the middle 's' is silent." As expected, he tends to hiss his "s"'s.
* ''Literature/TheReluctantKing'': Princess Yargali, who's essentially a were snake, talks like this, with a sibilant hiss when pronouncing anything which uses an "S".
* Tapio Haltija of ''Literature/TheTraitorSonCycle'' speaks like this, even though he has nothing to do with reptiles or reptile-like creatures.
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* Tapio Haltija of ''Literature/TheTraitorSonCycle'' speaks like this, even though he has nothing to do with reptiles or reptile-like creatures.
* Naga speak this way in ''[[Literature/TheDarkProfitSaga Orconomics]]''. Gorm meets a Naga barkeep named Angusss. When he speaks his name, the barkeep corrects him that it's pronounced "Anguss", adding that "the middle 's' is silent." As expected, he tends to hiss his "s"'s.
* In Paula Volsky's ''The Luck of Relian Kru,'' there are two magically-created metal snakes who hiss, and hiss their "s"'s.
* ''Literature/TheLittleGreyMenSeries'': The villainous adder in ''Down the Bright Stream'' talkssss like thisss.
* The ''Velociraptors'' in ''Astrosaurs'' speak like this, with the exception of General Loki.
* ''Literature/TheReluctantKing'': Princess Yargali, who's essentially a were snake, talks like this, with a sibilant hiss when pronouncing anything which uses an "S".
* Naga speak this way in ''[[Literature/TheDarkProfitSaga Orconomics]]''. Gorm meets a Naga barkeep named Angusss. When he speaks his name, the barkeep corrects him that it's pronounced "Anguss", adding that "the middle 's' is silent." As expected, he tends to hiss his "s"'s.
* In Paula Volsky's ''The Luck of Relian Kru,'' there are two magically-created metal snakes who hiss, and hiss their "s"'s.
* ''Literature/TheLittleGreyMenSeries'': The villainous adder in ''Down the Bright Stream'' talkssss like thisss.
* The ''Velociraptors'' in ''Astrosaurs'' speak like this, with the exception of General Loki.
* ''Literature/TheReluctantKing'': Princess Yargali, who's essentially a were snake, talks like this, with a sibilant hiss when pronouncing anything which uses an "S".
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* In ''Literature/{{Bounders}}'', the Alkalinians, snake-like aliens, hiss their S and SH sounds.
* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': It's very rare, but dragons talk that way occasionally, usually when vocalizing their approval with "yesss".
* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': It's very rare, but dragons talk that way occasionally, usually when vocalizing their approval with "yesss".
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* Mesogog in ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder''. He manages to do it with ''non-''sibilants, actually, making his speech a lot breathier than non-reptile characters. Many other snake or lizard based MonsterOfTheWeek characters do this as well, to varying degrees.
* Mesogog in ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder''. He manages to do it with ''non-''sibilants, actually, making his speech a lot breathier than non-reptile characters. Many other snake or lizard based MonsterOfTheWeek characters do this as well, to varying degrees.
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* The boss of Guffawha Ruins in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' is not a snake, but a talking stone head who does this with "f" and "s" sounds.
* ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder'':
** Mordak says "Sssssay goodbye, sssssswine!" Mind you, he is actually taking the form of a snake at this point.
** Also, Graham CAN talk to that [[MemeticMutation pOIsonous snake]] and it says "Sssssstay back!"
* ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder'':
** Mordak says "Sssssay goodbye, sssssswine!" Mind you, he is actually taking the form of a snake at this point.
** Also, Graham CAN talk to that [[MemeticMutation pOIsonous snake]] and it says "Sssssstay back!"
%%* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'': [[TheMorlocks The Rats]] all speak like this.
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* The online virtual pet game ''Website/{{Neopets}}'''s NPC Sssidney. Even his ''name'' has ssnaketalk. And his species is a Nimmo, which is a lot closer to a frog than a snake.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** The Bangaa race in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance''. Thankfully they dropped this in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2''.
** In another ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' example, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV DS'' has one of the Four Fiends Scarmiglionne using this trope, though he's a bit inconsistent.
** The Ananta beast tribe in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' naturally talk like this, as does their Primal, Sri Lakshmi, though in the latter's case, it's not nearly as pronounced vocally. Just about every interaction with the former also has the player character imitate it.
* The T'Rang from the ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}'' games speak like this, despite being insectoids.
* Sssssam the snake in ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape''.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** The Bangaa race in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance''. Thankfully they dropped this in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2''.
** In another ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' example, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV DS'' has one of the Four Fiends Scarmiglionne using this trope, though he's a bit inconsistent.
** The Ananta beast tribe in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' naturally talk like this, as does their Primal, Sri Lakshmi, though in the latter's case, it's not nearly as pronounced vocally. Just about every interaction with the former also has the player character imitate it.
* The T'Rang from the ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}'' games speak like this, despite being insectoids.
* Sssssam the snake in ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape''.
* Most of the Kremlings in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance remakes of the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' trilogy.
* Variant: ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' has [[spoiler:Drak after eating the Fygg]], a giant taking '''l'''izard, who does this with the letter l instead of s.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' has the Auroral Serpent, who does this all the way. "You shall have the pleasssure of being the Auroral Ssserpent'sss sssupper!"
* Reptile men and Serpent men (in previous versions, Lizardmen and Snakemen) in ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''. This is determined by the [LISP] [[http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Creature_token#L creature token]] in the raws, so if you want to, you can make everybody snake talking.
* Variant: ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' has [[spoiler:Drak after eating the Fygg]], a giant taking '''l'''izard, who does this with the letter l instead of s.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' has the Auroral Serpent, who does this all the way. "You shall have the pleasssure of being the Auroral Ssserpent'sss sssupper!"
* Reptile men and Serpent men (in previous versions, Lizardmen and Snakemen) in ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''. This is determined by the [LISP] [[http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Creature_token#L creature token]] in the raws, so if you want to, you can make everybody snake talking.
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* Creator/SpiderwebSoftware likes this one. In ''VideoGame/{{Exile}}'' and its [[VideoGameRemake remake]] ''VideoGame/{{Avernum}}'', [[LizardFolk sliths]] talk like this. So do the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent drayks (and drakons)]] in ''VideoGame/{{Geneforge}}''. However, the sliths and drayks that spend most of their time dealing with people lose the speech pattern.
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* Creator/SpiderwebSoftware likes In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout Tactics|BrotherhoodOfSteel}}'', hairy deathclaws speak this one. In ''VideoGame/{{Exile}}'' way. Yes, [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091030012639/fallout/images/thumb/4/4f/FoT_Matriarch_MardinMap.png/200px-FoT_Matriarch_MardinMap.png they talk]].
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** The Bangaa race in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance''. Thankfully they dropped this in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' andits [[VideoGameRemake remake]] ''VideoGame/{{Avernum}}'', [[LizardFolk sliths]] ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2''.
** In another ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' example, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV DS'' has one of the Four Fiends Scarmiglionne using this trope, though he's a bit inconsistent.
** The Ananta beast tribe in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' naturally talk likethis. So do the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent drayks (and drakons)]] in ''VideoGame/{{Geneforge}}''. However, the sliths and drayks that spend most of this, as does their time dealing Primal, Sri Lakshmi, though in the latter's case, it's not nearly as pronounced vocally. Just about every interaction with people lose the former also has the player character imitate it.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'': General Bertram elongates all of his s's and vowels until you start wondering if there's a snake rather than a man under that helmet.
* Theron-class Locust in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' speak with a whispery, hissing voice and have a tendency to elongate their S's ("Sssapient wasste!").
* The enigmatic G-Man from the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' sseries tends to draw out his speechpattern.in this fashion, Mister Freeman. Most of his speech tends to be AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLAble rather than just drawing it out, giving the impression that English is not just his second language, but speaking is his second means of communication.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** The Bangaa race in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance''. Thankfully they dropped this in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' and
** In another ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' example, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV DS'' has one of the Four Fiends Scarmiglionne using this trope, though he's a bit inconsistent.
** The Ananta beast tribe in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' naturally talk like
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'': General Bertram elongates all of his s's and vowels until you start wondering if there's a snake rather than a man under that helmet.
* Theron-class Locust in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' speak with a whispery, hissing voice and have a tendency to elongate their S's ("Sssapient wasste!").
* The enigmatic G-Man from the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' sseries tends to draw out his speech
* ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder'':
** Mordak says "Sssssay goodbye, sssssswine!" Mind you, he is actually taking the form of a snake at this point.
** Also, Graham CAN talk to that [[MemeticMutation pOIsonous snake]] and it says "Sssssstay back!"
* The boss of Guffawha Ruins in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' is not a snake, but a talking stone head who does this with "f" and "s" sounds.
* ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion'': The [[LizardFolk Sakkra]] homeworld is called Sssla. However, you won't see them hissing much in their speech to you during diplomatic meetings. This is likely due to the use of TranslatorMicrobes.
** Mordak says "Sssssay goodbye, sssssswine!" Mind you, he is actually taking the form of a snake at this point.
** Also, Graham CAN talk to that [[MemeticMutation pOIsonous snake]] and it says "Sssssstay back!"
* The boss of Guffawha Ruins in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' is not a snake, but a talking stone head who does this with "f" and "s" sounds.
* ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion'': The [[LizardFolk Sakkra]] homeworld is called Sssla. However, you won't see them hissing much in their speech to you during diplomatic meetings. This is likely due to the use of TranslatorMicrobes.
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* Theron-class Locust in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' speak with a whispery, hissing voice and have a tendency to elongate their S's ("Sssapient wasste!").
* The enigmatic G-Man from the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' sseries tends to draw out his speech in this fashion, Mister Freeman. Most of his speech tends to be AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLAble rather than just drawing it out, giving the impression that English is not just his second language, but speaking is his second means of communication.
* The mushroom like Lk from ''VideoGame/StarControl 3''. "Greetingsss, fellow sssentient. I am the massster inheritor." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJUnSosFJk&feature=PlayList&p=B3C721669BDBBB3F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=42 Click this link to watch it.]]
* The enigmatic G-Man from the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' sseries tends to draw out his speech in this fashion, Mister Freeman. Most of his speech tends to be AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLAble rather than just drawing it out, giving the impression that English is not just his second language, but speaking is his second means of communication.
* The mushroom like Lk from ''VideoGame/StarControl 3''. "Greetingsss, fellow sssentient. I am the massster inheritor." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJUnSosFJk&feature=PlayList&p=B3C721669BDBBB3F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=42 Click this link to watch it.]]
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* ''VideoGame/OhSirTheInsultSimulator'': For some reason, Creator/HPLovecraft talks like this
* The mushroom like Lk from ''VideoGame/StarControl 3''. "Greetingsss, fellow sssentient. I am the massster inheritor." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJUnSosFJk&feature=PlayList&p=B3C721669BDBBB3F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=42 Click this link to watch it.]]
* Sssssam the snake in ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape''.
* Creator/SpiderwebSoftware likes this one. In ''VideoGame/{{Exile}}'' and its [[VideoGameRemake remake]] ''VideoGame/{{Avernum}}'', [[LizardFolk sliths]] talk like this. So do the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent drayks (and drakons)]] in ''VideoGame/{{Geneforge}}''. However, the sliths and drayks that spend most of their time dealing with people lose the speech pattern.
* ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'': Though they're PlantAliens instead of reptiles, the Florans talk like this, especially when talking about ssstabbing. This includes the [[OnlySaneMan otherwise sane]] [[EmperorScientist greenfingers]]; only [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch Nuru]] avoids it, aside from the odd relapse.
* The mushroom like Lk from ''VideoGame/StarControl 3''. "Greetingsss, fellow sssentient. I am the massster inheritor." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJUnSosFJk&feature=PlayList&p=B3C721669BDBBB3F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=42 Click this link to watch it.]]
* ''VideoGame/TrafficDepartment2192'' has the Selarian race, as represented by Lt. (j.g.) Koth.
* The T'Rang from the ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}'' games speak like this, despite being insectoids.
* ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'': Though they're PlantAliens instead of reptiles, the Florans talk like this, especially when talking about ssstabbing. This includes the [[OnlySaneMan otherwise sane]] [[EmperorScientist greenfingers]]; only [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch Nuru]] avoids it, aside from the odd relapse.
* The mushroom like Lk from ''VideoGame/StarControl 3''. "Greetingsss, fellow sssentient. I am the massster inheritor." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJUnSosFJk&feature=PlayList&p=B3C721669BDBBB3F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=42 Click this link to watch it.]]
* ''VideoGame/TrafficDepartment2192'' has the Selarian race, as represented by Lt. (j.g.) Koth.
* The T'Rang from the ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}'' games speak like this, despite being insectoids.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout Tactics|BrotherhoodOfSteel}}'', hairy deathclaws speak this way. Yes, [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091030012639/fallout/images/thumb/4/4f/FoT_Matriarch_MardinMap.png/200px-FoT_Matriarch_MardinMap.png they talk]].
* Reptile men and Serpent men (in previous versions, Lizardmen and Snakemen) in ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''. This is determined by the [LISP] [[http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Creature_token#L creature token]] in the raws, so if you want to, you can make everybody snake talking.
* Reptile men and Serpent men (in previous versions, Lizardmen and Snakemen) in ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''. This is determined by the [LISP] [[http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Creature_token#L creature token]] in the raws, so if you want to, you can make everybody snake talking.
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* Variant: ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' has [[spoiler:Drak after eating the Fygg]], a giant taking '''l'''izard, who does this with the letter l instead of s.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' has the Auroral Serpent, who does this all the way. "You shall have the pleasssure of being the Auroral Ssserpent'sss sssupper!"
* Most of the Kremlings in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance remakes of the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' trilogy.
* ''VideoGame/TrafficDepartment2192'' has the Selarian race, as represented by Lt. (j.g.) Koth.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'': General Bertram elongates all of his s's and vowels until you start wondering if there's a snake rather than a man under that helmet.
* ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion'': The [[LizardFolk Sakkra]] homeworld is called Sssla. However, you won't see them hissing much in their speech to you during diplomatic meetings. This is likely due to the use of TranslatorMicrobes.
%%* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'': [[TheMorlocks The Rats]] all speak like this.
* ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'': Though they're PlantAliens instead of reptiles, the Florans talk like this, especially when talking about ssstabbing. This includes the [[OnlySaneMan otherwise sane]] [[EmperorScientist greenfingers]]; only [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch Nuru]] avoids it, aside from the odd relapse.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' has the Auroral Serpent, who does this all the way. "You shall have the pleasssure of being the Auroral Ssserpent'sss sssupper!"
* Most of the Kremlings in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance remakes of the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' trilogy.
* ''VideoGame/TrafficDepartment2192'' has the Selarian race, as represented by Lt. (j.g.) Koth.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'': General Bertram elongates all of his s's and vowels until you start wondering if there's a snake rather than a man under that helmet.
* ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion'': The [[LizardFolk Sakkra]] homeworld is called Sssla. However, you won't see them hissing much in their speech to you during diplomatic meetings. This is likely due to the use of TranslatorMicrobes.
%%* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'': [[TheMorlocks The Rats]] all speak like this.
* ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'': Though they're PlantAliens instead of reptiles, the Florans talk like this, especially when talking about ssstabbing. This includes the [[OnlySaneMan otherwise sane]] [[EmperorScientist greenfingers]]; only [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch Nuru]] avoids it, aside from the odd relapse.
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* ''VideoGame/OhSirTheInsultSimulator'': For some reason, Creator/HPLOvecraft talks like this in some words.
* ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban'': Shannon, who has a forked tongue, hisses slightly when he says certain wordss.
* ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'': [[LizardFolk Jade the Yuan-Ti]] speaks perfectly normally ... except when the LoveableRogue Casper -- who owes her a debt -- has a [[AllJustADream nightmare]] about her.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': During the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' parody storyline "Grace-A-Monsters!", the Grace-A-Monster that looks like a [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/gam-26 humanoid Arbok]] talks like this.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': During the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' parody storyline "Grace-A-Monsters!", the Grace-A-Monster that looks like a [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/gam-26 humanoid Arbok]] talks like this.
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%%* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': The Ghouls do a lot of "his"ing.
* ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'': [[LizardFolk Jade the Yuan-Ti]] speaks perfectly normally ... except when the LoveableRogue Casper -- who owes her a debt -- has a [[AllJustADream nightmare]] about her.
* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}'': The titular character adds an "s" to many of her words, but it's not particularly exaggerated most of the time.
* ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban'': Shannon, who has a forked tongue, hisses slightly when he says certain wordss.
* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': Y.T. the lamia mixes this with a Texan accent.
* ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'': [[LizardFolk Jade the Yuan-Ti]] speaks perfectly normally ... except when the LoveableRogue Casper -- who owes her a debt -- has a [[AllJustADream nightmare]] about her.
* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}'': The titular character adds an "s" to many of her words, but it's not particularly exaggerated most of the time.
* ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban'': Shannon, who has a forked tongue, hisses slightly when he says certain wordss.
* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': Y.T. the lamia mixes this with a Texan accent.
* ''Webcomic/{{Huckleberry}}'': Snakes such as the Diamondback draw out their s's when they talk. It even happens in their thought bubbles.
* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': Y.T. the lamia mixes this with a Texan accent.
* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}'': The titular character adds an "s" to many of her words, but it's not particularly exaggerated most of the time.
%%* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': The Ghouls do a lot of "his"ing.
* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}'': The titular character adds an "s" to many of her words, but it's not particularly exaggerated most of the time.
%%* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': The Ghouls do a lot of "his"ing.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Huckleberry}}'': Snakes such as the Diamondback draw out their s's when they talk. It even happens in their thought bubbles.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': During the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' parody storyline "Grace-A-Monsters!", the Grace-A-Monster that looks like a [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/gam-26 humanoid Arbok]] talks like this.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': During the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' parody storyline "Grace-A-Monsters!", the Grace-A-Monster that looks like a [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/gam-26 humanoid Arbok]] talks like this.
* The incredibly appropriately named Dr. Hiss in ''WesternAnimation/TheBOTSMaster'', who extends this to Z sounds (pronouncing them as if they were "S"es instead), as well. Oh, and Ziv Zoolander's Boyzz BOTS have a similar problem to Waspinator, noted above; they pronounce "S" sounds as "Z"s in every context.
* Camille Chameleon, a villain from ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', is a shapeshifter who does this, which gives the hero a simple way to tell her from the person she's imitating -- that is, unless he simply thinks they need some throat lozenges...
* Camille Chameleon, a villain from ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', is a shapeshifter who does this, which gives the hero a simple way to tell her from the person she's imitating -- that is, unless he simply thinks they need some throat lozenges...
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* Madame Snake in ''WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo''.
* King Hiss and his loyal race of Snake Men in ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse''. Notably, this is part of Sssqueeze's ''name'', though in the DC series that started in 2012 non-Snake Men call him "Squeeze".
* King Hiss and his loyal race of Snake Men in ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse''. Notably, this is part of Sssqueeze's ''name'', though in the DC series that started in 2012 non-Snake Men call him "Squeeze".
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* Madame Snake in ''WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo''.
* King Hiss and his loyal race of Snake Men in ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse''. Notably,The Cobra Queen on ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' occasionally slips into this trope but thankfully doesn't overuse it. It is part of Sssqueeze's ''name'', though in also apparently Cave Guy's fetish.
-->'''Cobra Queen''': Tell me more about my eyessssssssss.\\
'''Cave Guy''': I ''love'' theDC series that started in 2012 non-Snake Men call him "Squeeze".way you say eyes!
* King Hiss and his loyal race of Snake Men in ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse''. Notably,
-->'''Cobra Queen''': Tell me more about my eyessssssssss.\\
'''Cave Guy''': I ''love'' the
* King Hiss and his loyal race of Snake Men in ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse''. Notably, this is part of Sssqueeze's ''name'', though in the DC series that started in 2012 non-Snake Men call him "Squeeze".
* Snake of the Gangreen Gang in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''. He even at one point goes out of his way to say "yess" instead of "no", the correct answer to the question being asked. When Ace [[DopeSlap slaps him]] he wises up and corrects himself: "I meansss no."
* Snake of the Gangreen Gang in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''. He even at one point goes out of his way to say "yess" instead of "no", the correct answer to the question being asked. When Ace [[DopeSlap slaps him]] he wises up and corrects himself: "I meansss no."
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* Camille Chameleon, a villain from ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', is a shapeshifter who does this, which gives the hero a simple way to tell her from the person she's imitating -- that is, unless he simply thinks they need some throat lozenges...
* Repton, leader of the raptors from ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''. None of his henchmen do, though, which is odd, seeing as they're apparently also his brothers.
* Dr. Viper in ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'', who was half kat/half lizard.
* Madame Snake in ''WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo''.
* Dr. Viper in ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'', who was half kat/half lizard.
* Madame Snake in ''WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo''.
* Slithe from ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'' (whose name, in the comic books, proves to actually be "S-s-slithe") talks like this. Many of his lines end with "Yes" whether it makes sense to end the sentence that way or not, apparently just to add extra sibilants so he can do this, [[VerbalTic yeeeesss]]?
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' Snaketalk is present with all the {{Lizard|Folk}}s, Slithe included, but comparatively [[DownplayedTrope underplayed]]. They generally stress their sibilants, but don't heavily prolong them.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' Snaketalk is present with all the {{Lizard|Folk}}s, Slithe included, but comparatively [[DownplayedTrope underplayed]]. They generally stress their sibilants, but don't heavily prolong them.
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* Slithe from ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'' (whose name, in the comic books, proves to actually be "S-s-slithe") talks like this. Many of his lines end with "Yes" whether it makes sense to end the sentence that way or not, apparently just to add extra sibilants so he can do this, [[VerbalTic yeeeesss]]?
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' Snaketalk is present with all the {{Lizard|Folk}}s, Slithe included, but comparatively [[DownplayedTrope underplayed]]. They generally stress their sibilants, but don't heavily prolong them.
* Repton, leader of the raptors from ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''. None of his henchmen do, though, which is odd, seeing as they're apparently also his brothers.
* Snake of the Gangreen Gang in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''. He even at one point goes out of his way to say "yess" instead of "no", the correct answer to the question being asked. When Ace [[DopeSlap slaps him]] he wises up and corrects himself: "I meansss no."
* Dr. Viper in ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'', who was half kat/half lizard.
* The Cobra Queen on ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' occasionally slips into this trope but thankfully doesn't overuse it. It is also apparently Cave Guy's fetish.
-->'''Cobra Queen''': Tell me more about my eyessssssssss.\\
'''Cave Guy''': I ''love'' the way you say eyes!
* The incredibly appropriately named Dr. Hiss in ''WesternAnimation/TheBOTSMaster'', who extends this to Z sounds (pronouncing them as if they were "S"es instead), as well. Oh, and Ziv Zoolander's Boyzz BOTS have a similar problem to Waspinator, noted above; they pronounce "S" sounds as "Z"s in every context.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' Snaketalk is present with all the {{Lizard|Folk}}s, Slithe included, but comparatively [[DownplayedTrope underplayed]]. They generally stress their sibilants, but don't heavily prolong them.
* Repton, leader of the raptors from ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''. None of his henchmen do, though, which is odd, seeing as they're apparently also his brothers.
* Snake of the Gangreen Gang in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''. He even at one point goes out of his way to say "yess" instead of "no", the correct answer to the question being asked. When Ace [[DopeSlap slaps him]] he wises up and corrects himself: "I meansss no."
* Dr. Viper in ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'', who was half kat/half lizard.
* The Cobra Queen on ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' occasionally slips into this trope but thankfully doesn't overuse it. It is also apparently Cave Guy's fetish.
-->'''Cobra Queen''': Tell me more about my eyessssssssss.\\
'''Cave Guy''': I ''love'' the way you say eyes!
* The incredibly appropriately named Dr. Hiss in ''WesternAnimation/TheBOTSMaster'', who extends this to Z sounds (pronouncing them as if they were "S"es instead), as well. Oh, and Ziv Zoolander's Boyzz BOTS have a similar problem to Waspinator, noted above; they pronounce "S" sounds as "Z"s in every context.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' Snaketalk is present with all the {{Lizard|Folk}}s, Slithe included, but comparatively [[DownplayedTrope underplayed]]. They generally stress their sibilants, but don't heavily prolong them.
* Repton, leader of the raptors from ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''. None of his henchmen do, though, which is odd, seeing as they're apparently also his brothers.
* Snake of the Gangreen Gang in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''. He even at one point goes out of his way to say "yess" instead of "no", the correct answer to the question being asked. When Ace [[DopeSlap slaps him]] he wises up and corrects himself: "I meansss no."
* Dr. Viper in ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'', who was half kat/half lizard.
* The Cobra Queen on ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' occasionally slips into this trope but thankfully doesn't overuse it. It is also apparently Cave Guy's fetish.
-->'''Cobra Queen''': Tell me more about my eyessssssssss.\\
'''Cave Guy''': I ''love'' the way you say eyes!
* The incredibly appropriately named Dr. Hiss in ''WesternAnimation/TheBOTSMaster'', who extends this to Z sounds (pronouncing them as if they were "S"es instead), as well. Oh, and Ziv Zoolander's Boyzz BOTS have a similar problem to Waspinator, noted above; they pronounce "S" sounds as "Z"s in every context.
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* Rokudo Mukuro from ''Manga/Reborn2004'' tends to do this.
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* Rokudo Mukuro from ''Manga/Reborn2004'' tends The Animax English dub of [[PoisonousPerson Cobra]] in ''Manga/FairyTail'' gives him this sort of voice, but otherwise {{averted}} as the Japanese and Funimation English dub give him a BadassBaritone.
* Orochimaru of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' does this occasionally in the manga. Given [[{{Orochi}} the inspiration for his character]], it fits. It doesn't seem todo this.happen as often in the [[Creator/{{Kujira}} Japanese]] or [[Creator/SteveBlum English]] TV series; instead, the voice actors compensate by making his voice very raspy and feminine-sounding.
* Orochimaru of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' does this occasionally in the manga. Given [[{{Orochi}} the inspiration for his character]], it fits. It doesn't seem to
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* Orochimaru of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' does this occasionally in the manga. Given [[{{Orochi}} the inspiration for his character]], it fits. It doesn't seem to happen as often in the [[Creator/{{Kujira}} Japanese]] or [[Creator/SteveBlum English]] TV series; instead, the voice actors compensate by making his voice very raspy and feminine-sounding.
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* The Animax English dub of [[PoisonousPerson Cobra]] in ''Manga/FairyTail'' gives him this sort of voice, but otherwise {{averted}} as the Japanese and Funimation English dub give him a BadassBaritone.
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* The Animax English dub of [[PoisonousPerson Cobra]] in ''Manga/FairyTail'' gives him this sort of voice, but otherwise {{averted}} as the Japanese and Funimation English dub give him a BadassBaritone.Rokudo Mukuro from ''Manga/Reborn2004'' tends to do this.
* ''Franchise/TheDCU'''s snake cult/terrorist organization Kobra requires this as a stage of initiation for all their converts. This is noted in ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'', when Green Arrow takes Wonder Woman to interrogate [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad Slipknot]], who was suspected of attempting to kill Jean Loring, and who became a Kobra convert in prison. He starts talking like this, and Green Arrow tells him to drop the "fake hiss".
* Sssssssubverted by King Tyrant Lizard in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'', who has a prominent lisp and simply cannot properly make "s" sounds, a fact that he is very sensitive about.
* Sssssssubverted by King Tyrant Lizard in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'', who has a prominent lisp and simply cannot properly make "s" sounds, a fact that he is very sensitive about.
* In the ''Dragon Wars'' arc, ComicBook/LadyDeath is transported to a world of dragons who talk like this.
* In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', the [[https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Zora_(character) fish-like Zora]] talks with a strong hiss:
-->'''Zora:''' "Uggh! You'rre an ugly little mannn... But you have my thanksss for helping my Epheremelda... I sssaw your sssword and thought you were the knight..."
* The ''ComicBook/{{Madballs}}'' comic book published by Creator/MarvelComics subsidiary Star Comics depicted Snake Bait as pronouncing his S's with a hiss because of the Madballs' reptilian nature.
* In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', the [[https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Zora_(character) fish-like Zora]] talks with a strong hiss:
-->'''Zora:''' "Uggh! You'rre an ugly little mannn... But you have my thanksss for helping my Epheremelda... I sssaw your sssword and thought you were the knight..."
* The ''ComicBook/{{Madballs}}'' comic book published by Creator/MarvelComics subsidiary Star Comics depicted Snake Bait as pronouncing his S's with a hiss because of the Madballs' reptilian nature.
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* Sssssssubverted by King Tyrant Lizard in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'', who has a prominent lisp and simply cannot properly make "s" sounds, a fact that he is very sensitive about.
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* Sssssssubverted by King Tyrant Lizard Reptile spoke like this in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'', who has a prominent lisp the ''[[ComicBook/MortalKombatMalibuComics Mortal Kombat II]]'' comics. This style would later be used in his ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' ending (see Video Games section).
* The lizards andsimply cannot properly make "s" sounds, a fact that he is very sensitive about.reptiles in the ''VideoGame/StarFox'' ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' comic book all speak like this.
* The lizards and
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* ''Franchise/TheDCU'''s snake cult/terrorist organization Kobra requires this as a stage of initiation for all their converts. This is noted in ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'', when Green Arrow takes Wonder Woman to interrogate [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad Slipknot]], who was suspected of attempting to kill Jean Loring, and who became a Kobra convert in prison. He starts talking like this, and Green Arrow tells him to drop the "fake hiss".
* The lizards and reptiles in the ''VideoGame/StarFox'' ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' comic book all speak like this.
* Reptile spoke like this in the ''[[ComicBook/MortalKombatMalibuComics Mortal Kombat II]]'' comics. This style would later be used in his ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' ending (see Video Games section).
* The ''ComicBook/{{Madballs}}'' comic book published by Creator/MarvelComics subsidiary Star Comics depicted Snake Bait as pronouncing his S's with a hiss because of the Madballs' reptilian nature.
* In the ''Dragon Wars'' arc, ComicBook/LadyDeath is transported to a world of dragons who talk like this.
* In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', the [[https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Zora_(character) fish-like Zora]] talks with a strong hiss:
-->'''Zora:''' "Uggh! You'rre an ugly little mannn... But you have my thanksss for helping my Epheremelda... I sssaw your sssword and thought you were the knight..."
* The lizards and reptiles in the ''VideoGame/StarFox'' ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' comic book all speak like this.
* Reptile spoke like this in the ''[[ComicBook/MortalKombatMalibuComics Mortal Kombat II]]'' comics. This style would later be used in his ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' ending (see Video Games section).
* The ''ComicBook/{{Madballs}}'' comic book published by Creator/MarvelComics subsidiary Star Comics depicted Snake Bait as pronouncing his S's with a hiss because of the Madballs' reptilian nature.
* In the ''Dragon Wars'' arc, ComicBook/LadyDeath is transported to a world of dragons who talk like this.
* In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', the [[https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Zora_(character) fish-like Zora]] talks with a strong hiss:
-->'''Zora:''' "Uggh! You'rre an ugly little mannn... But you have my thanksss for helping my Epheremelda... I sssaw your sssword and thought you were the knight..."
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* Averted and lampshaded in the ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'' story ''Twilight'' ([[Literature/{{Twilight}} no relation]]), where Jormungand's speech is "perfectly atypical for the world's largest snake to have", because it doesn't use sssnaketalk.
* Averted in ''Fanfic/TheTaleOfSolaron'' where the titular SnakePerson is quite well spoken, though he often hisses when angry.
* Esmé in ''Fanfic/PawnToQueen'', to an incredibly {{Narm}}y degree, especially with the fic otherwise being a DarkerAndEdgier angstfest.
* In ''Fanfic/ThoseLackingSpines'', Saïx's {{Seme}} Secks talks like this. ItMakesSenseInContext. Well, kind of.
* Averted in ''Fanfic/TheTaleOfSolaron'' where the titular SnakePerson is quite well spoken, though he often hisses when angry.
* Esmé in ''Fanfic/PawnToQueen'', to an incredibly {{Narm}}y degree, especially with the fic otherwise being a DarkerAndEdgier angstfest.
* In ''Fanfic/ThoseLackingSpines'', Saïx's {{Seme}} Secks talks like this. ItMakesSenseInContext. Well, kind of.
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* In ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', whenever Harry or Quirrel talk in parseltongue, an extra s gets added, and the writing style changes a little, to suggest that parseltongue lacks some words for human concepts.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''[=/=]''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/APonyOutOfPlace'', Flare had to face an Titanoboa to protect Miss Cheerilee, her Class, Spike, and eventually Twilight.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''[=/=]''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/APonyOutOfPlace'', Flare had to face an Titanoboa to protect Miss Cheerilee, her Class, Spike, and eventually Twilight.
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*
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' fic ''Fanfic/OldWest'' has several snakes as prominent characters, including the canonical Rattlesnake Jake, but they all avert this trope by speaking like the other Western characters. However, Grace Glossy does refer to [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Kaa]] -- or more accurately, [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 the female Kaa]] who's voiced by the author's choice for Grace's notional voice actress, Creator/ScarlettJohansson -- by asking Jake to "trusssssst in her".
* Esmé in ''Fanfic/PawnToQueen'', to an incredibly {{Narm}}y degree, especially with the fic otherwise being a DarkerAndEdgier angstfest.
* In the ''Pokemon'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PokemonXNimjaPlayTheGame,'' Slang, a panicky German Dunsparce, talks like this. Of course, his German accent doubles as a FunetikAksent, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle sssssssso in ze end he talkssssssss like zisssssss... pleasssssse don't get him anyvhere near Nimja... he'sssssss heard ssssssome ssssssstrange sssssssingsssss about him...]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''[=/=]''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/APonyOutOfPlace'', Flare had to face an Titanoboa to protect Miss Cheerilee, her Class, Spike, and eventually Twilight.
* Esmé in ''Fanfic/PawnToQueen'', to an incredibly {{Narm}}y degree, especially with the fic otherwise being a DarkerAndEdgier angstfest.
* In the ''Pokemon'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PokemonXNimjaPlayTheGame,'' Slang, a panicky German Dunsparce, talks like this. Of course, his German accent doubles as a FunetikAksent, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle sssssssso in ze end he talkssssssss like zisssssss... pleasssssse don't get him anyvhere near Nimja... he'sssssss heard ssssssome ssssssstrange sssssssingsssss about him...]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''[=/=]''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/APonyOutOfPlace'', Flare had to face an Titanoboa to protect Miss Cheerilee, her Class, Spike, and eventually Twilight.
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* The Tayhil speak this way in ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone''. So does George, when [[VoluntaryShapeshifting he becomes a Tayhil Leader.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' fic ''Fanfic/OldWest'' has several snakes as prominent characters, including the canonical Rattlesnake Jake, but they all avert this trope by speaking like the other Western characters. However, Grace Glossy does refer to [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Kaa]] -- or more accurately, [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 the female Kaa]] who's voiced by the author's choice for Grace's notional voice actress, Creator/ScarlettJohansson -- by asking Jake to "trusssssst in her".
* In the ''Pokemon'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PokemonXNimjaPlayTheGame,'' Slang, a panicky German Dunsparce, talks like this. Of course, his German accent doubles as a FunetikAksent, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle sssssssso in ze end he talkssssssss like zisssssss... pleasssssse don't get him anyvhere near Nimja... he'sssssss heard ssssssome ssssssstrange sssssssingsssss about him...]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' fic ''Fanfic/OldWest'' has several snakes as prominent characters, including the canonical Rattlesnake Jake, but they all avert this trope by speaking like the other Western characters. However, Grace Glossy does refer to [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Kaa]] -- or more accurately, [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 the female Kaa]] who's voiced by the author's choice for Grace's notional voice actress, Creator/ScarlettJohansson -- by asking Jake to "trusssssst in her".
* In the ''Pokemon'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PokemonXNimjaPlayTheGame,'' Slang, a panicky German Dunsparce, talks like this. Of course, his German accent doubles as a FunetikAksent, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle sssssssso in ze end he talkssssssss like zisssssss... pleasssssse don't get him anyvhere near Nimja... he'sssssss heard ssssssome ssssssstrange sssssssingsssss about him...]]
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* The Tayhil speak this way Averted in ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone''. So does George, ''Fanfic/TheTaleOfSolaron'' where the titular SnakePerson is quite well spoken, though he often hisses when [[VoluntaryShapeshifting he becomes a Tayhil Leader.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' fic ''Fanfic/OldWest'' has several snakes as prominent characters, including the canonical Rattlesnake Jake, but they all avert this trope by speaking like the other Western characters. However, Grace Glossy does refer to [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Kaa]] -- or more accurately, [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 the female Kaa]] who's voiced by the author's choice for Grace's notional voice actress, Creator/ScarlettJohansson -- by asking Jake to "trusssssst in her".
angry.
* Inthe ''Pokemon'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PokemonXNimjaPlayTheGame,'' Slang, a panicky German Dunsparce, ''Fanfic/ThoseLackingSpines'', Saïx's {{Seme}} Secks talks like this. Of course, his German accent doubles as a FunetikAksent, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle sssssssso ItMakesSenseInContext. Well, kind of.
* Averted and lampshaded inze end he talkssssssss like zisssssss... pleasssssse don't get him anyvhere near Nimja... he'sssssss heard ssssssome ssssssstrange sssssssingsssss about him...]]the ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'' story ''Twilight'' ([[Literature/{{Twilight}} no relation]]), where Jormungand's speech is "perfectly atypical for the world's largest snake to have", because it doesn't use sssnaketalk.
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' fic ''Fanfic/OldWest'' has several snakes as prominent characters, including the canonical Rattlesnake Jake, but they all avert this trope by speaking like the other Western characters. However, Grace Glossy does refer to [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Kaa]] -- or more accurately, [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 the female Kaa]] who's voiced by the author's choice for Grace's notional voice actress, Creator/ScarlettJohansson -- by asking Jake to "trusssssst in her".
* In
* Averted and lampshaded in
* The Spirit from the ''Franchise/CareBears'' movie tends to speak like this on occasion, most notably in her first line.
-->'''The Spirit''': Nicholassssss...
-->'''The Spirit''': Nicholassssss...
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* The cobras in ''Rikki Tiki Tavi''.
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* The Spirit from the ''Franchise/CareBears'' movie tends to speak like this on occasion, most notably in her first line.
-->'''The Spirit''': Nicholassssss...
-->'''The Spirit''': Nicholassssss...
* The cobras in ''Rikki Tiki Tavi''.
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* Gregor from ''Literature/SuperMinion'' talks with a faint hiss in his voice.
* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}},'' the Taxxons have tongues so long they ''can't'' speak any language but their own, which is filled with "S's."
* The dragon Calandor in Jacqueline Carey's ''Literature/{{Banewreaker}}''. But unlike the ''Black Jewels'' example, his telepathic voice doesn't hiss, only his actual speaking voice.
* Draca and Lorn in Anne Bishop's ''Literature/BlackJewels'' trilogy. To make matters even more ridiculous, they hiss when speaking using ''{{telepathy}}''.
* Not Rose from ''Literature/TheBookOfLostThings'' speaks like this after undergoing GlamourFailure.
* Used believably in the ''Literature/{{Destroyermen}}'' series. Though they have their own language, the Grik [[AliensSpeakingEnglish use written and spoken English]] as the "scientific tongue," thanks to the capture of a British East India Company ship that came to the [=altEarth=] in the 1700s. Other Grik-like peoples, such as the Tagranesi and Khonashi tribes who ally with the Lemurians and the US Navy, also start learning English. However, as they are all reptiles descended from Cretaceous-Period raptors, they are unable to pronounce any letter whose sound requires lips, and sometimes try to substitute with "F" or "S". Other times, they will use grammatically-incorrect-but-pronounceable word substitutions, like "I" for "me" or "us" for "we."
* The dragon Calandor in Jacqueline Carey's ''Literature/{{Banewreaker}}''. But unlike the ''Black Jewels'' example, his telepathic voice doesn't hiss, only his actual speaking voice.
* Draca and Lorn in Anne Bishop's ''Literature/BlackJewels'' trilogy. To make matters even more ridiculous, they hiss when speaking using ''{{telepathy}}''.
* Not Rose from ''Literature/TheBookOfLostThings'' speaks like this after undergoing GlamourFailure.
* Used believably in the ''Literature/{{Destroyermen}}'' series. Though they have their own language, the Grik [[AliensSpeakingEnglish use written and spoken English]] as the "scientific tongue," thanks to the capture of a British East India Company ship that came to the [=altEarth=] in the 1700s. Other Grik-like peoples, such as the Tagranesi and Khonashi tribes who ally with the Lemurians and the US Navy, also start learning English. However, as they are all reptiles descended from Cretaceous-Period raptors, they are unable to pronounce any letter whose sound requires lips, and sometimes try to substitute with "F" or "S". Other times, they will use grammatically-incorrect-but-pronounceable word substitutions, like "I" for "me" or "us" for "we."
* Creator/RudyardKipling's ''The Elephant's Child'' (one of the ''Literature/JustSoStories'') has the bicoloured python rocksnake, who combines this with SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. In the audiotape version read by Jack Nicholson, this is spot-on.
* Lampshaded in the Creator/MercedesLackey[=/=]Creator/AndreNorton collaborative novel ''Literature/TheElvenbane'': Keman, a shapeshifting [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], has introduced himself to some other heroic characters while posing as a half-Elf. When he decides to reveal his true form (after quite some time), he breaks out in exaggerated sssssnaketalk.
* In a non-reptilian example, ratfolk of Pular Singe's line have trouble with hissing their sibilants when speaking Karentine (language of ''Literature/GarrettPI'''s home city). Sssssssssubverted in that it's merely mentioned as a racial accent/speech impediment, rather than sssspelled out in the text.
* Crowley of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has "a tendency to hiss" whenever he forgot himself. This isn't very surprising, as he was [[Literature/TheBible the snake]].
* Lampshaded in the Creator/MercedesLackey[=/=]Creator/AndreNorton collaborative novel ''Literature/TheElvenbane'': Keman, a shapeshifting [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], has introduced himself to some other heroic characters while posing as a half-Elf. When he decides to reveal his true form (after quite some time), he breaks out in exaggerated sssssnaketalk.
* In a non-reptilian example, ratfolk of Pular Singe's line have trouble with hissing their sibilants when speaking Karentine (language of ''Literature/GarrettPI'''s home city). Sssssssssubverted in that it's merely mentioned as a racial accent/speech impediment, rather than sssspelled out in the text.
* Crowley of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has "a tendency to hiss" whenever he forgot himself. This isn't very surprising, as he was [[Literature/TheBible the snake]].
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* Used believably in the ''Literature/{{Destroyermen}}'' series. Though they have their own language, the Grik [[AliensSpeakingEnglish use written and spoken English]] as the "scientific tongue," thanks to the capture of a British East India Company ship that came to the [=altEarth=] in the 1700s. Other Grik-like peoples, such as the Tagranesi and Khonashi tribes who ally with the Lemurians and the US Navy, also start learning English. However, as they are all reptiles descended from Cretaceous-Period raptors, they are unable to pronounce any letter whose sound requires lips, and sometimes try to substitute with "F" or "S". Other times, they will use grammatically-incorrect-but-pronounceable word substitutions, like "I" for "me" or "us" for "we."
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* Used believably Strangely enough, used in the ''Literature/{{Destroyermen}}'' Jane Yolen's ''Heart's Blood'' series. Though they have their own language, the Grik [[AliensSpeakingEnglish use written and spoken English]] as the "scientific tongue," thanks to the capture of a British East India Company ship that came to the [=altEarth=] Heart's Blood's offspring in the 1700s. Other Grik-like peoples, later books all have names with prominent hissing sssssyllables. [[FridgeLogic The dragons are telepathic and communicate mostly through projecting visuals, and grow up around humans who would typically give them noun-based names like their mother's]]...
* Unlike most of the nonhuman sentient races in the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' series, which speak using {{telepathy}}, the [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent gryphons]] can speak aloud, but are prone to both sssnaketalk and TrrrillingRrrs. A few gryphon characters can overcome these habits with practice, but still tend to slip back into hissing when stressed.
* The criminal Ssnake in Creator/PerryMoore's ''Literature/{{Hero}}''. [[spoiler:Is [[HandWave handwaved]] when Thom unwittingly makes out with Ssnake in his civilian identity (Simon Hess, ironically enough) at a gay bar. The hiss is stereotypically explained away as a lisp.]]
* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'':
** Oito, the lizard demon, speaks like this, much to Eric's amazement.
--->'''Eric''': Huh ... they really do talk like that.
** A royal knight commander, who is also a lizard demon, has this affect. It must be hard to give orders.
* Apophis, the serpent-god of primal chaos is given this attribute in the graphic novel versions of ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles''.
* In the ''Literature/{{Larklight}}'' trilogy, Ssilissa, a "blue lizard creature," was originally named Millicent and mispronounced it consistently enough as a child that eventually everyone else gave up and just called her Ssilissa. That's right, not Millicent, not even Sillisa, but Ssilissa. She's got everyone else hissing, too. Then in the third book, [[spoiler: the rest of her species (the Snilth) turn up and we get names such as Zssthss, Alor, Ssoozzs and Thss. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d when theTagranesi and Khonashi tribes who ally with narrator comments that this sounds more like a gas leak than a name.]]
* Parodied in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', where one of theLemurians and the US Navy, also start learning English. However, as they are all reptiles descended from Cretaceous-Period raptors, they are unable Octavo's spells is noted to pronounce any letter whose sound requires lips, and sometimes try be able to substitute with "F" or "S". Other times, they hiss a sentence that contains no sibilants.
* Gollum in Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', my preciousss. Gollum is so fond of sibilants that he will usegrammatically-incorrect-but-pronounceable word substitutions, all nouns in the plural (regardless of actual number) and all verbs in s-form (regardless of whether the subject is third-person singular or not). He also avoids second person, using third person instead, probably to get even more sibilants in. Tolkien once spotted an "error" in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' as printed, where Gollum said the correct "I like "I" for "me" or "us" for "we."riddles" instead of "likes". As he said, "Not that Gollum would miss the chance of a sibilant!"
* In the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' world, this is how Dracaenae (snake/dragon women monster thingies) talk.
* Unlike most of the nonhuman sentient races in the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' series, which speak using {{telepathy}}, the [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent gryphons]] can speak aloud, but are prone to both sssnaketalk and TrrrillingRrrs. A few gryphon characters can overcome these habits with practice, but still tend to slip back into hissing when stressed.
* The criminal Ssnake in Creator/PerryMoore's ''Literature/{{Hero}}''. [[spoiler:Is [[HandWave handwaved]] when Thom unwittingly makes out with Ssnake in his civilian identity (Simon Hess, ironically enough) at a gay bar. The hiss is stereotypically explained away as a lisp.]]
* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'':
** Oito, the lizard demon, speaks like this, much to Eric's amazement.
--->'''Eric''': Huh ... they really do talk like that.
** A royal knight commander, who is also a lizard demon, has this affect. It must be hard to give orders.
* Apophis, the serpent-god of primal chaos is given this attribute in the graphic novel versions of ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles''.
* In the ''Literature/{{Larklight}}'' trilogy, Ssilissa, a "blue lizard creature," was originally named Millicent and mispronounced it consistently enough as a child that eventually everyone else gave up and just called her Ssilissa. That's right, not Millicent, not even Sillisa, but Ssilissa. She's got everyone else hissing, too. Then in the third book, [[spoiler: the rest of her species (the Snilth) turn up and we get names such as Zssthss, Alor, Ssoozzs and Thss. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d when the
* Parodied in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', where one of the
* Gollum in Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', my preciousss. Gollum is so fond of sibilants that he will use
* In the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' world, this is how Dracaenae (snake/dragon women monster thingies) talk.
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* Lampshaded in the Creator/MercedesLackey[=/=]Creator/AndreNorton collaborative novel ''Literature/TheElvenbane'': Keman, a shapeshifting [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], has introduced himself to some other heroic characters while posing as a half-Elf. When he decides to reveal his true form (after quite some time), he breaks out in exaggerated sssssnaketalk.
* In the ''Literature/{{Larklight}}'' trilogy, Ssilissa, a "blue lizard creature," was originally named Millicent and mispronounced it consistently enough as a child that eventually everyone else gave up and just called her Ssilissa. That's right, not Millicent, not even Sillisa, but Ssilissa. She's got everyone else hissing, too. Then in the third book, [[spoiler: the rest of her species (the Snilth) turn up and we get names such as Zssthss, Alor, Ssoozzs and Thss. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d when the narrator comments that this sounds more like a gas leak than a name.]]
* Crowley of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has "a tendency to hiss" whenever he forgot himself. This isn't very surprising, as he was [[Literature/TheBible the snake]].
* In the ''Literature/{{Larklight}}'' trilogy, Ssilissa, a "blue lizard creature," was originally named Millicent and mispronounced it consistently enough as a child that eventually everyone else gave up and just called her Ssilissa. That's right, not Millicent, not even Sillisa, but Ssilissa. She's got everyone else hissing, too. Then in the third book, [[spoiler: the rest of her species (the Snilth) turn up and we get names such as Zssthss, Alor, Ssoozzs and Thss. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d when the narrator comments that this sounds more like a gas leak than a name.]]
* Crowley of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has "a tendency to hiss" whenever he forgot himself. This isn't very surprising, as he was [[Literature/TheBible the snake]].
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* Lampshaded As their name might suggest, the snake-like Sssstamne from ''Literature/TheRogueKing'' hissssss out any sss sssound.
* Leia's Jedi Master in theCreator/MercedesLackey[=/=]Creator/AndreNorton collaborative ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', a [[LizardFolk Barabel]], talks like thisssss.
* Gregor from ''Literature/SuperMinion'' talks with a faint hiss in his voice.
* The reptilian Tlassians from ''Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy'' sspeak like thiss.
* In Creator/TanyaHuff's novel''Literature/TheElvenbane'': Keman, a shapeshifting [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], has introduced himself to some other heroic characters while posing as a half-Elf. When he decides to reveal his true form (after quite some time), he breaks out in exaggerated sssssnaketalk.
* In''[[Literature/ConfederationOfValor Valor's Choice]]'', the ''Literature/{{Larklight}}'' trilogy, Ssilissa, reptilian race is heard this way by the protagonist ''even though their native language is being run through a "blue lizard creature," was originally named Millicent UniversalTranslator.'' This is explained as the protagonist's translator being either old or broken and mispronounced it consistently enough as a child that eventually everyone else gave up and just called her Ssilissa. That's right, not Millicent, not even Sillisa, but Ssilissa. She's got everyone else hissing, too. Then in the third book, [[spoiler: the needing a replacement. The rest of her species (the Snilth) turn up and we get names such as Zssthss, Alor, Ssoozzs and Thss. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d when the narrator comments that this sounds more like a gas leak than a name.]]
* Crowley of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has "a tendency to hiss" whenever he forgot himself. This isn't very surprising, as he was [[Literature/TheBibleMarines hear the snake]].Silsviss speaking normally. [[BellisariosMaxim Don't think about it too hard.]]
* Leia's Jedi Master in the
* Gregor from ''Literature/SuperMinion'' talks with a faint hiss in his voice.
* The reptilian Tlassians from ''Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy'' sspeak like thiss.
* In Creator/TanyaHuff's novel
* In
* Crowley of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has "a tendency to hiss" whenever he forgot himself. This isn't very surprising, as he was [[Literature/TheBible
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* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}},'' the Taxxons have tongues so long they ''can't'' speak any language but their own, which is filled with "S's."
* In Creator/TanyaHuff's novel ''[[Literature/ConfederationOfValor Valor's Choice]]'', the reptilian race is heard this way by the protagonist ''even though their native language is being run through a UniversalTranslator.'' This is explained as the protagonist's translator being either old or broken and her needing a replacement. The rest of the Marines hear the Silsviss speaking normally. [[BellisariosMaxim Don't think about it too hard.]]
* Gollum in Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', my preciousss. Gollum is so fond of sibilants that he will use all nouns in the plural (regardless of actual number) and all verbs in s-form (regardless of whether the subject is third-person singular or not). He also avoids second person, using third person instead, probably to get even more sibilants in. Tolkien once spotted an "error" in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' as printed, where Gollum said the correct "I like riddles" instead of "likes". As he said, "Not that Gollum would miss the chance of a sibilant!"
* The criminal Ssnake in Creator/PerryMoore's ''Literature/{{Hero}}''. [[spoiler:Is [[HandWave handwaved]] when Thom unwittingly makes out with Ssnake in his civilian identity (Simon Hess, ironically enough) at a gay bar. The hiss is stereotypically explained away as a lisp.]]
* Draca and Lorn in Anne Bishop's ''Literature/BlackJewels'' trilogy. To make matters even more ridiculous, they hiss when speaking using ''{{telepathy}}''.
* The dragon Calandor in Jacqueline Carey's ''Literature/{{Banewreaker}}''. But unlike the ''Black Jewels'' example, his telepathic voice doesn't hiss, only his actual speaking voice.
* In Creator/TanyaHuff's novel ''[[Literature/ConfederationOfValor Valor's Choice]]'', the reptilian race is heard this way by the protagonist ''even though their native language is being run through a UniversalTranslator.'' This is explained as the protagonist's translator being either old or broken and her needing a replacement. The rest of the Marines hear the Silsviss speaking normally. [[BellisariosMaxim Don't think about it too hard.]]
* Gollum in Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', my preciousss. Gollum is so fond of sibilants that he will use all nouns in the plural (regardless of actual number) and all verbs in s-form (regardless of whether the subject is third-person singular or not). He also avoids second person, using third person instead, probably to get even more sibilants in. Tolkien once spotted an "error" in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' as printed, where Gollum said the correct "I like riddles" instead of "likes". As he said, "Not that Gollum would miss the chance of a sibilant!"
* The criminal Ssnake in Creator/PerryMoore's ''Literature/{{Hero}}''. [[spoiler:Is [[HandWave handwaved]] when Thom unwittingly makes out with Ssnake in his civilian identity (Simon Hess, ironically enough) at a gay bar. The hiss is stereotypically explained away as a lisp.]]
* Draca and Lorn in Anne Bishop's ''Literature/BlackJewels'' trilogy. To make matters even more ridiculous, they hiss when speaking using ''{{telepathy}}''.
* The dragon Calandor in Jacqueline Carey's ''Literature/{{Banewreaker}}''. But unlike the ''Black Jewels'' example, his telepathic voice doesn't hiss, only his actual speaking voice.
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* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}},'' the Taxxons have tongues so long they ''can't'' speak any language but their own, which is filled with "S's."
* In Creator/TanyaHuff's novel ''[[Literature/ConfederationOfValor Valor's Choice]]'', the reptilian race is heard this way''Literature/WindAndSparks'' by the protagonist ''even though their native language is being run through a UniversalTranslator.'' This is explained as the protagonist's translator being either old or broken and her needing a replacement. The rest of the Marines hear the Silsviss speaking normally. [[BellisariosMaxim Don't think about it too hard.]]
* Gollum in Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', my preciousss. Gollum is so fond of sibilants that he will use all nounsAlexey Pehov in the plural (regardless of actual number) English translation by Elinor Huntington the toad people Blazogs tend to "quack", replacing guttural sounds with "kv". Thus "game" becomes "kvame" and all verbs in s-form (regardless of whether the subject is third-person singular or not). He also avoids second person, using third person instead, probably "can" becomes "kvan". Somehow, they manage to get even more sibilants in. Tolkien once spotted an "error" in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' as printed, where Gollum said the correct "I correctly pronounce their own names like riddles" instead of "likes". As he said, "Not that Gollum would miss Ktatak or Gbabak.
* All thechance of a sibilant!"
* The criminal SsnakeFangsss in Creator/PerryMoore's ''Literature/{{Hero}}''. [[spoiler:Is [[HandWave handwaved]] when Thom unwittingly makes ''Literature/TheWingfeatherSaga'' ssslip in and out with Ssnake in his civilian identity (Simon Hess, ironically enough) at a gay bar. The hiss is stereotypically explained away as a lisp.]]
* Draca and Lorn in Anne Bishop's ''Literature/BlackJewels'' trilogy. To make matters even more ridiculous, they hiss when speaking using ''{{telepathy}}''.
* The dragon Calandor in Jacqueline Carey's ''Literature/{{Banewreaker}}''. But unlike the ''Black Jewels'' example, his telepathic voice doesn't hiss, only his actual speaking voice.of Snake Talk.
* In Creator/TanyaHuff's novel ''[[Literature/ConfederationOfValor Valor's Choice]]'', the reptilian race is heard this way
* Gollum in Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', my preciousss. Gollum is so fond of sibilants that he will use all nouns
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* Draca and Lorn in Anne Bishop's ''Literature/BlackJewels'' trilogy. To make matters even more ridiculous, they hiss when speaking using ''{{telepathy}}''.
* The dragon Calandor in Jacqueline Carey's ''Literature/{{Banewreaker}}''. But unlike the ''Black Jewels'' example, his telepathic voice doesn't hiss, only his actual speaking voice.
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* Not Rose from ''Literature/TheBookOfLostThings'' speaks like this after undergoing GlamourFailure.
* Creator/RudyardKipling's ''The Elephant's Child'' (one of the ''Literature/JustSoStories'') has the bicoloured python rocksnake, who combines this with SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. In the audiotape version read by Jack Nicholson, this is spot-on.
* Leia's Jedi Master in the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', a [[LizardFolk Barabel]], talks like thisssss.
* In the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' world, this is how Dracaenae (snake/dragon women monster thingies) talk.
* All the Fangsss in ''Literature/TheWingfeatherSaga'' ssslip in and out of Snake Talk.
* Creator/RudyardKipling's ''The Elephant's Child'' (one of the ''Literature/JustSoStories'') has the bicoloured python rocksnake, who combines this with SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. In the audiotape version read by Jack Nicholson, this is spot-on.
* Leia's Jedi Master in the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', a [[LizardFolk Barabel]], talks like thisssss.
* In the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' world, this is how Dracaenae (snake/dragon women monster thingies) talk.
* All the Fangsss in ''Literature/TheWingfeatherSaga'' ssslip in and out of Snake Talk.
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* In another non-reptilian example, ratfolk of Pular Singe's line have trouble with hissing their sibilants when speaking Karentine (language of ''Literature/GarrettPI'''s home city). Sssssssssubverted in that it's merely mentioned as a racial accent/speech impediment, rather than sssspelled out in the text.
* Strangely enough, used in Jane Yolen's ''Heart's Blood'' series. Heart's Blood's offspring in the later books all have names with prominent hissing sssssyllables. [[FridgeLogic The dragons are telepathic and communicate mostly through projecting visuals, and grow up around humans who would typically give them noun-based names like their mother's]]...
* Strangely enough, used in Jane Yolen's ''Heart's Blood'' series. Heart's Blood's offspring in the later books all have names with prominent hissing sssssyllables. [[FridgeLogic The dragons are telepathic and communicate mostly through projecting visuals, and grow up around humans who would typically give them noun-based names like their mother's]]...
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* Strangely enough, used in Jane Yolen's ''Heart's Blood'' series. Heart's Blood's offspring in the later books all have names with prominent hissing sssssyllables. [[FridgeLogic The dragons are telepathic and communicate mostly through projecting visuals, and grow up around humans who would typically give them noun-based names like their mother's]]...
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* In ''Literature/WindAndSparks'' by Alexey Pehov in the English translation by Elinor Huntington the toad people Blazogs tend to "quack", replacing guttural sounds with "kv". Thus "game" becomes "kvame" and "can" becomes "kvan". Somehow, they manage to correctly pronounce their own names like Ktatak or Gbabak.
* The reptilian Tlassians from ''Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy'' sspeak like thiss.
* As their name might suggest, the snake-like Sssstamne from ''Literature/TheRogueKing'' hissssss out any sss sssound.
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** Oito, the lizard demon, speaks like this, much to Eric's amazement.
--->'''Eric''': Huh ... they really do talk like that.
** A royal knight commander, who is also a lizard demon, has this affect. It must be hard to give orders.
* Parodied in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', where one of the Octavo's spells is noted to be able to hiss a sentence that contains no sibilants.
* Unlike most of the nonhuman sentient races in the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' series, which speak using {{telepathy}}, the [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent gryphons]] can speak aloud, but are prone to both sssnaketalk and TrrrillingRrrs. A few gryphon characters can overcome these habits with practice, but still tend to slip back into hissing when stressed.
* The reptilian Tlassians from ''Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy'' sspeak like thiss.
* As their name might suggest, the snake-like Sssstamne from ''Literature/TheRogueKing'' hissssss out any sss sssound.
* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'':
** Oito, the lizard demon, speaks like this, much to Eric's amazement.
--->'''Eric''': Huh ... they really do talk like that.
** A royal knight commander, who is also a lizard demon, has this affect. It must be hard to give orders.
* Parodied in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', where one of the Octavo's spells is noted to be able to hiss a sentence that contains no sibilants.
* Unlike most of the nonhuman sentient races in the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' series, which speak using {{telepathy}}, the [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent gryphons]] can speak aloud, but are prone to both sssnaketalk and TrrrillingRrrs. A few gryphon characters can overcome these habits with practice, but still tend to slip back into hissing when stressed.
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* Apophis, the serpent-god of primal chaos is given this attribute in the graphic novel versions of ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles''.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Scrabdackle}}'': Hist, a mysterious snake-merchant, talks like this. They become offended if you point it out.
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* ''VideoGame/ZniwAdventure'': Sam the snake hisses his S's. He even introduces himself as "Ssssam."
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* [[spoiler: Karai in her mutant serpent form]] in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''. [[spoiler: Post-mutation, any words in English from her de ella are this until "City at War".]]
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* [[spoiler: Karai in her mutant serpent form]] in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''. [[spoiler: Post-mutation, any words in English from her de ella are this until "City at War".]]
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* The villainous adder in ''Literature/DownTheBrightStream'' talkssss like thisss.
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* ''Literature/TheLittleGreyMenSeries'': The villainous adder in ''Literature/DownTheBrightStream'' ''Down the Bright Stream'' talkssss like thisss.
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* [[spoiler: Karai in her mutant serpent form]] from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''. [[spoiler: Post-mutation, any words in English from her de ella are this until "City at War".]]
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* [[spoiler: Karai in her mutant serpent form]] from in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''. [[spoiler: Post-mutation, any words in English from her de ella are this until "City at War".]]
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* In "[[Recap/TheDragonPrinceS4E3Breathtaking Breathtaking]]" from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', after using a dark magic spell to get ScaledUp, Claudia speaks this way, [[DownplayedTrope albeit subtly]].
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Anyway, Snake Talk is the tendenccy of any snake or [[SnakePeople snake-like creature or person]] to accent any sibilant sound in a word, presumably to imitate a snake hissing.
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Anyway, Snake Talk is the tendenccy tendency of any snake or [[SnakePeople snake-like creature or person]] to accent any sibilant sound in a word, presumably to imitate a snake hissing.
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* In ''WebAnimation/{{Alphabet}}'', the letters speak by [[PokemonSpeak repeating their own name]]. S says his name with a snakelike hiss, and he looks like the animal to match.
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[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Ssso. Let'ssss talk about thisss article]]. And yesss, we did demonstrate thisss.
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[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Ssso. Let'ssss talk about thisss article]]. And yesss, we did demonstrate demonssstrate thisss.
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BlackSspeech takes this a step further, and constructs a whole language out of it, albeit far less pleasing to the ear.
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Thissss iss a [[SelfDemonstratingArticle Ssssself Demonssssstrating Article]].
Ssnaketalk iss the tendenccy of any ssnake or [[SnakePeople ssnake-like creature/persson]] to acccent any ssibilant ssound in a word, pressumably to imitate a ssnake hisssing.
Ssometimess appliess sssso broadly it affectsss any reptilian creature - even when it doessn't make any sssenssssse. Asss much asss a talking reptile can make sssenssssse anyway, even if every other TalkingAnimal isss perfectly capable of talking.
You sssee, reptilesss ''do'' communicate with one another, but it tendss to be largely visssual; dissssplaying boldly colored frillsss or cresstss and sssuch. Sseveral sspeciessss don't even ''have'' vocal cordss and have rather poor sssenssess of hearing. It'sss really only sssenssible to the writersss, sssinccce [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent they think sssscaly creaturess are grosssss]], ssso they mussst ssssound sssscary.
{{Black S|peech}}ssspeech takess thiss a ssstep further, and consssstructs a whole language out of it, albeit far lesssss pleasssing to the ear.
Often employed by [[SnakePeople Ssssnake People]] and [[LizardFolk Lissard Folk]]. And sssssometimesssss even [[SmugSnake Sssssmug Sssssnakesssss]].
Ssssee alsso FangThpeak, {{Vampire Vords}}ss, and {{Trrrilling Rrrs}}ss.
If you are wondering, there are five letter "essssessss" in thissss article'ssss title.
Ssssubtrope of [[AnimalSpeciesAccent Animal Sssspeciessss Accent]]. TrrrillingRrrs when ussssed to denote feline purring is ssssimilar trope dealing with a particular animal sssspeciessss accent.
Ssnaketalk iss the tendenccy of any ssnake or [[SnakePeople ssnake-like creature/persson]] to acccent any ssibilant ssound in a word, pressumably to imitate a ssnake hisssing.
Ssometimess appliess sssso broadly it affectsss any reptilian creature - even when it doessn't make any sssenssssse. Asss much asss a talking reptile can make sssenssssse anyway, even if every other TalkingAnimal isss perfectly capable of talking.
You sssee, reptilesss ''do'' communicate with one another, but it tendss to be largely visssual; dissssplaying boldly colored frillsss or cresstss and sssuch. Sseveral sspeciessss don't even ''have'' vocal cordss and have rather poor sssenssess of hearing. It'sss really only sssenssible to the writersss, sssinccce [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent they think sssscaly creaturess are grosssss]], ssso they mussst ssssound sssscary.
{{Black S|peech}}ssspeech takess thiss a ssstep further, and consssstructs a whole language out of it, albeit far lesssss pleasssing to the ear.
Often employed by [[SnakePeople Ssssnake People]] and [[LizardFolk Lissard Folk]]. And sssssometimesssss even [[SmugSnake Sssssmug Sssssnakesssss]].
Ssssee alsso FangThpeak, {{Vampire Vords}}ss, and {{Trrrilling Rrrs}}ss.
If you are wondering, there are five letter "essssessss" in thissss article'ssss title.
Ssssubtrope of [[AnimalSpeciesAccent Animal Sssspeciessss Accent]]. TrrrillingRrrs when ussssed to denote feline purring is ssssimilar trope dealing with a particular animal sssspeciessss accent.
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* ''VideoGame/JitsuSquad'' have a [[SnakePeople cobra-woman]] boss named Viper, who talks like this. One of the player heroes, Baby, mocks her for it.
--> '''Viper''': You are looking for the Kusssssssssanagi Sssssssstone, are you not? Massster Origami ordered me to dessssstroy you. Thissss issss where your quesssssst ends.\\
'''Baby''': Whatever you ssssssay misssssssss.\\
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--> '''Viper''': You are looking for the Kusssssssssanagi Sssssssstone, are you not? Massster Origami ordered me to dessssstroy you. Thissss issss where your quesssssst ends.\\
'''Baby''': Whatever you ssssssay misssssssss.\\
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* ''Webcomic/FreddyFox'': Steve and Melvin the snakes talk in this fashion.
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* ''Webcomic/PeterAndCompany'': Skin the snake replaces "s" with "th". Other characters, including [[FunnyAnimal the anthropomorphic lizards]], speak properly. (He's actually a [[NotAMetaphor guardian angel]]/imaginary friend to a retarded lizard boy.)
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* ''Podcast/TrialsAndTrebuchets'': The Ascendant priestess [[SignificantAnagram Neska]] speaks in this way, [[spoiler:in both her humanoid body and her [[TheGreatSerpent giant snake body]].]]
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* Reptile spoke like this in the ''[[ComicBook/MalibuComicsMortalKombat Mortal Kombat II]]'' comics. This style would later be used in his ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' ending (see Video Games section).
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* Reptile spoke like this in the ''[[ComicBook/MalibuComicsMortalKombat ''[[ComicBook/MortalKombatMalibuComics Mortal Kombat II]]'' comics. This style would later be used in his ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' ending (see Video Games section).
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%%* ''Webcomic/{{Huckleberry}}'': Snakes, most notably the Diamondback, talk like this.%%Like what?
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* Sssssssubverted by King Tyrant Lizard in ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'', who has a prominent lisp and simply cannot properly make "s" sounds, a fact that he is very sensitive about.
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* ''Franchise/TheDCU'''s snake cult/terrorist organization Kobra requires this as a stage of initiation for all their converts. This is noted in ''Comicbook/IdentityCrisis'', when Green Arrow takes Wonder Woman to interrogate [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad Slipknot]], who was suspected of attempting to kill Jean Loring, and who became a Kobra convert in prison. He starts talking like this, and Green Arrow tells him to drop the "fake hiss".
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* ''Franchise/TheDCU'''s snake cult/terrorist organization Kobra requires this as a stage of initiation for all their converts. This is noted in ''Comicbook/IdentityCrisis'', ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'', when Green Arrow takes Wonder Woman to interrogate [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad Slipknot]], who was suspected of attempting to kill Jean Loring, and who became a Kobra convert in prison. He starts talking like this, and Green Arrow tells him to drop the "fake hiss".
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* Snake of the Gangreen Gang in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. He even at one point goes out of his way to say "yess" instead of "no", the correct answer to the question being asked. When Ace [[DopeSlap slaps him]] he wises up and corrects himself: "I meansss no."
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* Snake of the Gangreen Gang in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''.''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''. He even at one point goes out of his way to say "yess" instead of "no", the correct answer to the question being asked. When Ace [[DopeSlap slaps him]] he wises up and corrects himself: "I meansss no."
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* Snake Man in ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan''; it's apparently ''programmed in'', as when he switches bodies with Mega Man, he never drags out his S's, whilst Mega Man does.
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* Snake Man in ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan''; ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears''; it's apparently ''programmed in'', as when he switches bodies with Mega Man, he never drags out his S's, whilst Mega Man does.
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--> A ssnake, am I? Perhapsss you'd like to ssssee how ssssnake-like I can BE!
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** Kaa, in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'', particularly during the song "Trust in Me".
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** The eels Flotsam and Jetsam from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' talk like this. Eels aren't snakes, but they look very snakelike.
** Scar in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' talks like this at times. Yes, despite being a lion.
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** The eels Flotsam and Jetsam from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' talk like this. Eels aren't snakes, but they look very snakelike.
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