Category talk:Snakes

Serpent vs. snake
Ahm, what's the difference between a serpent and a snake? I assume snake is the (fluffy) description of such animals, and serpent is a (crunchy) creature sub-type. So it might make sense to have the two articles (but maybe a combined one would be good, too?). But so far I do not see the sense in having a sub-Category:Snakes within Category:Serpents. Opinions? Daranios (talk) 15:08, June 11, 2015 (UTC)


 * All snakes are serpents, but not all serpents are snakes, so the categories are set up as intended. Snakes are the (mostly) natural reptiles. Serpents also encompasses magical or other snake-like creatures. The serpent category is defined in Serpent Kingdoms. I thought its category page said such, but it does not. I'll go fix that now. ~ Lhynard (talk) 17:26, June 11, 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for making it clearer. Sorry to bother again, because I am still a bit fuzzy about snake definition: Would that mean that Heway, Shadow snake and Zin are not snakes because they have magical abilities/intelligence, and winged serpent and viper tree are not snakes because they don't conform to natural animals' shape? Or are snakes also those serpents/serpent-like creatures that are called snakes in a source? Daranios (talk) 19:23, June 11, 2015 (UTC)


 * No need to apologize! Yes, I would say that all the creatures you listed are serpents and not snakes. I think of it like how panda bears and koala bears in the real world are not actually bears. Even if they are called snakes in a source, it doesn't mean that they are being placed into the category of true snakes. ~ Lhynard (talk) 19:32, June 11, 2015 (UTC)


 * Definitely a confusing subject! Artemas (talk) 19:43, June 11, 2015 (UTC)


 * But great we cleared/cleaned that up now :-). Daranios (talk) 19:49, June 11, 2015 (UTC)