The reptile category often contributes to the making of supervillains in movies. With their scaly skins, sharp claws, and slit-pupiled eyes they have a sinister appeal. Their fangs and tails further contribute to making them look like a menace. From snakes, alligators, and lizards to dinosaurs, cinema is filled with these predatory mutations of reptiles.
Here is a list of the 15 most vicious reptiles we have seen in movies.
15) 100 Million B.C. (2008)
The movie 100 Million B.C. as its primary villain, features a prehistoric dinosaur. Giant like a T-Rex, this dinosaur has a rough scaly exterior with super sharp teeth, long claws, and faintly glowing eyes, which emit pure terror. It attacks anything and everything that comes in its path and is filled with aggression. It reigns terror on the people around him and is a perfect example of a vicious reptile.
14) Black Water (2007)
Black Water is a movie about a group of people who are stranded in a mangrove swamp and are terrorized by a saltwater crocodile. This crocodile has no superhero mutations to it. In its raw form, it successfully manages to terrorize the people around it. It has dark greenish-brownish skin with teeth that can tear human flesh. Its eyes are calculating and have the rage of a predator.
13) Primeval (2007)
In the 2007 movie - Primeval, a crocodile named Gustave of the Nile River becomes a terrorizer. Notorious for killing hundreds of people, it attracts a group of journalists who want to document him. But what these journalists are not aware of is that Gustave is a monstrous unstoppable force. With its gigantic size and deadly jaws, he is a territorial hunter who doesn’t allow anyone to leave his territory alive.
12) Rogue (2007)
Saltwater crocodiles are not creatures to be taken lightly. Rogue is another movie featuring a deathly crocodile in Australian waters who is hunting a group of tourists on a cruise. The most chilling quality about this crocodile is its stealthy and patient lurking underwater, thus, making its attack unexpected and moments of pure terror. Escaping it is almost impossible, after all, it is a relentless hunter.
11) Lake Placid (1999)
Lake Placid was a phenomenal movie with a dangerous villain. It features a 30-foot-long crocodile who is a horrifying creature killing and destroying whatever comes in its path. This man-eating crocodile is the creation of a woman who has developed a deep bond with this inhumane creature despite his vicious qualities.
10) Anaconda (1997)
The 1997 movie - Anaconda has one of the most vicious reptiles in movie history. Over 40 feet in length, it features a dark green anaconda with black spots that kills people by crushing them. Be it land, be it water, you are safe nowhere from this aggressive snake. It has an incredible attacking speed and almost human-like intelligence, adding to its monstrous demeanor.
9) Clash of the Titans (1981)
The movie Clash of the Titans features none other than the mythical legend - Medusa. Although she has a woman’s torso, her lower body is that of a snake. But the most menacing characteristic of Medusa is her signature hair, which consists of snakes instead of strands of hair. Her serpentine body and the power to turn people to stone by looking at them, make her an iconic example of a vicious reptile.
8) Rampage (2018)
Rampage used to be an arcade game before the movie was made in 2018. It features a genetically mutated crocodile named Lizzie. Lizzie is even bigger than most skyscrapers and has tusks lining up its spine. Its scale is armored which makes it bulletproof. It is hyper-aggressive and a perfect example of a feral and ferocious creature.
7) Night at the Museum (2006)
Night at the Museum for the most part is a comedy movie until the dinosaur Rexy makes its appearance. It is a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that becomes alive. It is playful for the most part but its massive size, violent roars, and the tendency to chase people make it enticing in an intimidating manner.
6) Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla is a very powerful vicious reptile villain who has been a part of cinema through its many sequels. But the original Godzilla first made its appearance in 1954. It is a 50-meter-tall dinosaur-like creature. It is an amalgamation of Tyrannosaurus Rex, Iguanodon, and Stegosaurus, making it appear deathly. It has an atomic breath that melts things with a radioactive heat ray if it hasn’t crushed them already.
5) The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man movie features an iconic character - The Lizard. When a scientist Dr. Curt Connors injects himself with a regenerative serum, he turns into this creature. He changes into a muscular scaly-skinned creature who has a fang and claws. He has the power of regeneration and a powerful tail with which he can disarm people.
4) Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)
Jurassic Park: The Lost World features a lot of reptiles, but the Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptors are the ones that stand out. The T-Rex is about 20 ft. tall and becomes monstrous to save its offspring. While the Velociraptors although small in size are hunters by nature who strike in packs. These creatures are hostile and ferociously chase and kill humans.
3) Aladdin (1992)
The 1992 classic, Aladdin, features Jafar, a magician, who transforms into a giant cobra. This cobra is massive with red scales and yellow eyes that glow. He retains human intelligence and combined with his Cobra transformation, Jafar is nothing short of a predatory creature who is cold-blooded and lethal.
2) The Jungle Book (1967)
Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book features a lot of animals, but none as sly and intimidating as the Indian Python-Kaa. It is a long, coiled, olive-green python that has yellow and brown patterns throughout its body. Its superpower includes hypnosis and it traps its victims by luring them. It kills its victims by coiling its body around them and suffocating them. It is desperate to kill and eat the protagonist - Mowgli.
1) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is on the list of highest-grossing movies of all time. It features a deathly creature - The Basilisk, which is also known as the King of Serpents. Basilisk is 50 ft. long and has glimmering green scales and a venomous fang. Its superpower involves petrifying its victims and turning them into stone through its eyes. The Basilisk can live for centuries and reigns terror in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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