Kaa - The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo (1997)

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo (1997)

Kaa serves as a help and a hindrance for Mowgli (Jamie Williams) in this film. When Mowgli is being chased through the jungle, he eventually comes to rest on a high branch of a tree. The tired boy soon falls into a deep sleep, his dirty feet dangling from the branch. Then, Kaa the python, sent by Mowgli's pursuers, slides down from the branch above. The snake cascades down the boy's shoulders and wraps around his torso like a blanket. Mowgli, having grown up in the jungle, was a deep sleeper and was, if anything, soothed by the snake's caress rather than awoken. However, as the dark brown scales tighten around his belly, the Man-Cub regains consciousness and, drowsily realizing his predicament, screams loudly. Ignoring this, the snake easily manipulates the boy's gangly frame by twisting him round to hang from the branch. As the thick coils slide over Mowgli's bare soles, the snake lets go, dropping Mowgli down to the forest floor. Later, when Mowgli is trapped in a pit in the temple, the python is lowered down towards him. Mowgli seems quite friendly towards his saviour and grabs on to its neck. The snake is pulled upwards like a rope with Mowgli hanging on tightly.