kaa the python (2016)

Kaa is a minor antagonist in the 2016 Disney live action film The Jungle Book, a remake of the 1967 animated classic film of the same name.

She is an enormous reticulated python from the jungle who attempts to eat the man-cub Mowgli for survival. She is also based off her original incarnation of the same name.

She was voiced by Scarlett Johansson in motion capture, who previously portrayed Silken Floss in The Spirit.

Appearance:

In contrast to her traditionally animated counterpart, this version of Kaa is more realistic in appearance, but, unlike her original incarnation, she is a reticulated python instead of an Indian python while changed from a male to a female, is shown to be 30 feet long and is considerably larger than any real-life snake (as female snakes are much larger than their male counterparts) and the original version as she is closer in size to a Titanoboa (an extinct species of giant snake). She also has light-greenish eyes and similar to a Burmese python, she is tan in color with dark blotches along her back and sides.

Biography:

Kaa first appears when Mowgli stumbles upon her territory deep in the forest after he is separated from Bagheera by the villainous tiger named Shere Khan, where he discovers her shed snakeskin. After climbing into the trees and chasing animals that stole his food, Kaa begins to speak to him from above the trees before revealing herself to him.

Luring him in by promising to keep him safe, Kaa hypnotizes him and reveals that Mowgli came to live in the jungle because Shere Khan killed his father as they were traveling between villages, and that Bagheera later found Mowgli and brought him over to the wolves for protection.

She also reveals to him the power of the "Red Flower" (also known as fire) and its dangers in her vision. During her storytelling, she tightly wraps Mowgli up in her coils, and attempts to devour him, but a passing sloth bear named Baloo attacks Kaa and successfully rescues Mowgli, freeing him in the process.

Kaa is not seen again for the rest of the film; it is unknown if Baloo infrequently killed her or she went away and never came back. However, during the end credits, she is still alive and heard singing her song "Trust in Me", though this could simply be the music of the ending credits.

Abilities

• Hypnosis/Mind Control: Kaa's most infamous power is her unique ability to hypnotize others through eye contact and have them follow her commands. Unlik