, but that doesn't mean we have to! Did you enjoy that seamless segue? Either way, let's celebrate all things scaley and slithery by looking back at the best snakes in PlayStation history.

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Is it some sort of feathered flying creature? Is it a jumbo jet? No, it’s merely a giant insectoid/snake thingie you need to stab up in Colossus’ desert wasteland. Phalanx is the thirteenth – and best – boss in the PlayStation classic. To best him, you need to puncture his… er, pulsating sacks. Dear lord.

Although this slithering rattler only plays a small part in Agent 47’s latest sandbox killing spree, Absolution’s reptilian killer featured heavily in early artwork. In the game itself, the creature briefly pops up in a mission in South Dakota, offing a bulldog that’s guarding a compound.

Yawn. Yet another snake. No, we’re not being blasé – honest. We’re simply recalling the name of that almighty attic-dwelling T-Virus serpent from the first Resi outing. You fight Iluzija, the oversized python’s descendant in fright night entry six. Annoyingly, he’s quite the cheaty chap, even boasting the ability to turn himself invisible.

The most famous snake in all of games isn’t a constricting animal, but a cantankerous pensioner. Solid ‘Dave’ Snake at least mimics the creature by crawling on his belly a lot. A grizzled appreciator of mullets, the stealthy killer is as deadly as any anaconda, provided you lend him a tranquiliser gun and a cardboard box.

Talk about being repeatedly whacked around the face by the ugly stick. Iustitia is one of the wickedly sexy witch’s most disgusting foes – a titanic stone snake monstrosity with seven heads, each one sprouting flicking tongues. Kinda like a Xenomorph, then… if you replace the giant alien chompers with stone babies’ heads. Lovely.