Kaa - Other Appearances

Other Appearances

Kaa also appeared in the short-lived TV series Jungle Cubs, this time seen as a friend of the other animals when they were cubs. Although he still uses hypnosis on occasion, his skills at this age are far less efficient than when used as an adult, with him failing to hypnotize a sleeping Baloo and only hypnotizing a couple of vultures by accident. He was also seen having far a less malevolent personality as a cub than as adult, once going to great lengths to save Baloo after he believes that he has endangered his friend with his hypnotic abilities, but he still has his sneaky ways in which he often attempts to (unsuccessfully) hypnotize the other cubs, partly threatening on one occasion. He was also seen in the prologue to the series on the Disney Video version, where he again happens to be in the tree under which Mowgli is sleeping. Strangely, he does not seem to recognize Mowgli as he slithers to observe his prey. Then, he wakes Mowgli up only to hypnotize him again, and makes him rise towards him. Before Mowgli falls completely in to a trance, Baloo thwarts Kaa away. His voice was done by Jim Cummings, who reprised this role in Jungle Cubs, The Jungle Book 2 and Disney's House of Mouse. Kaa appeared briefly in the feature film "Mickey's House of Villains" where he sang again during the main villain musical number. A snake like character resembling Kaa made a cameo during the final scene of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Kaa is also a playable character and a mini-boss in Monkey City.

Ubisoft and Disney Interactive Studios released The Jungle Book Groove Party for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 video game consoles. The game featured Kaa as a character and also featured Kaa singing "A Mood for Food".

A far more menacing incarnation of the character appeared in the 1994 live-action adaptation. He was brought to life using an actual python but the bulk of his appearances were made using a mixture of CGI and animatronics. He seemed to serve King Louie, killing any intruders to the city when the orangutan clapped his hands to summon him. He tackled Mowgli into a moat inside the capital and attempted to drown him but Mowgli wounded him with a bejeweled dagger, the python fleeing in a cloud of its blood. By the time Mowgli returns to the city with Capatin William Boone (the main villain of the film) and Kitty, Kaa has fully healed from their prior confrontation. Mowgli flees with Kitty when he hears Louie summoning the snake who then scares the injured Boone into the moat, where the heavy load of treasure he was carrying weighs him straight to the bottom in a cloud of his own blood. Desperately trying to struggle free, Boone sees the skeletal remains of Kaa's past victims, just seconds before the villain finally meet his death by the snake.