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"Are you finished messing around?"
―Quinlan Vos, to Obi-Wan Kenobi, after the latter fights a dragonsnake[6]

The dragonsnake (also spelled dragon snake) was a large, predatory reptile that dwelled in the muddy waters of certain planets, including Dagobah and Nal Hutta. During the Clone Wars, the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi had a run-in with a dragonsnake while searching for Ziro the Hutt on Nal Hutta. Years later, Luke Skywalker crash-landed on Dagobah, where his astromech droid R2-D2 was saved by a friendly dragonsnake.[1]

Biology and appearance[]

A dragonsnake attacking Obi-Wan Kenobi on Nal Hutta.

Living in the murky waters of swamp-covered planets such as Dagobah[3] and Nal Hutta,[5] the dragonsnakes were large serpentlike beasts with sharp fangs.[6] Although voracious, they were incapable of digesting metal.[7]

Behavior[]

Dragonsnakes were predatory animals, living off the flesh of other creatures, but they were also intelligent and inquistive. They have been known to even help submerged beings.[1] When hunting, they hid under the muddy water[4] and amongst gnarltree roots,[2] waiting for their next meal to come close enough.[4] After snatching its prey, a dragonsnake would then dive back under the water.[7] They were amongst the most fearsome reptiles and were considered untameable.[2]

History[]

A dragonsnake lunges at a passing jubba bird.

At some point during the pan-galactic conflict known as the Clone Wars, the Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos attempted to track down Ziro the Hutt on Nal Hutta. During the mission, Kenobi was attacked by a local dragonsnake. The creature was killed when the Jedi Master thrust his ignited lightsaber in the dragonsnake's head.[6]

In the year 20 BBY,[8] a dragonsnake head was kept as a trophy on a Ubrikkian Floating Fortess by Trandoshan hunters[9] on the moon of Wasskah.[10]

In 3 ABY,[11] the aspiring Jedi Luke Skywalker accidentally landed in the middle of watery peat bog on Dagobah. A friendly dragonsnake that hid there snatched Skywalker's astromech droid R2-D2, believing that he was drowning. The friendly dragonsnake then spat out R2 back on dry land and went on its way.[7]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Dragonsnake Saves R2-D2
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 StarWars-DatabankII.png R2-D2 in the Databank (backup link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Journey Through Space
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 StarWars-DatabankII.png Nal Hutta in the Databank (backup link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 TCW mini logo.jpg Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Hunt for Ziro"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  8. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the events of "Ghosts of Mortis" and "Water War" to 20 BBY. The episode "Wookiee Hunt" takes place between those two episodes according to Star Wars: The Clone Wars Chronological Episode Order on StarWars.com(backup link), so the episode must also take place in 20 BBY.
  9. ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Wookiee Hunt"
  10. ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
  11. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
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