THINK ABOUTIT’S ALIEN TYPE SUMMARY

SERPENTS (Snake-men)

In the Think About It Alien Database, the Serpents — commonly called “snake-men” in the wider ufology literature — are a specific, named reptilian phenotype whose description traces to a real, citable source: MUFON abduction researcher John Carpenter’s “Abduction Notes” column, MUFON UFO Journal, April 1993. This entry preserves Carpenter’s original description and separates it from the broader, less-sourced Draconian “sentry” claim attached to it.

Name: Serpents

AKA: “Snake-men,” per Carpenter’s original description and its wider circulation in compiled ufology reference material (e.g., Exopaedia’s “Reptilians” entry).

Location – Home System: Undocumented. Carpenter’s original description does not name a home system; broader Draconian lore associates various reptilian phenotypes with Thuban (Alpha Draconis), but this specific connection is not part of the Serpents description itself.

Distance from Earth: Undocumented.

Attitude: Undocumented as a specific trait in Carpenter’s description.

Motives: Described in some compiled ufology reference material (Exopaedia) as being used by the Dracos (Draconians) as sentries guarding subterranean tunnels or treasure repositories; this specific claim was not located in Carpenter’s original 1993 description and should be treated as a separate, less-sourced addition rather than part of his account.

Physical Appearance: Per Carpenter (1993): upright, lizard-like scaled reptilian creatures, greenish to brownish in color, with claw-like, four-fingered webbed hands. Their faces are described as a cross between a human and a snake, with a central ridge running from the top of the head to the snout; some abductees describe the face as somewhat dinosaurish.

Average Height: Carpenter’s original 1993 column gives six to seven feet; later compiled reference material (Exopaedia) restates this as six to eight feet. The earlier figure is the primary source’s own.
Average Weight: Undocumented.
Body Temperature: Undocumented.
Pulse/Respiration: Undocumented.
Blood Pressure: Undocumented.
Life Expectancy: Undocumented.
Hair: Undocumented.
Skin: Lizard-like scales, greenish to brownish in color, per Carpenter.
Eyes: Vertical slit pupils with golden irises, per Carpenter.
Sex: Undocumented in Carpenter’s description.

Other Physical Information: Claw-like, four-fingered webbed hands. Faces are described as a cross between a human and a snake, with a central ridge from the top of the head to the snout, adding to the serpent-like appearance alongside the slit-pupiled, golden eyes. Some abductees describe the face as somewhat dinosaurish, per Carpenter.

Special Traits and Abilities: Undocumented in Carpenter’s original description.

Communication Type: Undocumented.

Origin: Undocumented.

Life Form Type: Reptilian, per Carpenter and the broader ufology literature that reproduces his description.

Subspecies: Undocumented. Carpenter’s “snake-men” are one of several distinct reptilian phenotypes catalogued in the wider literature (alongside, e.g., winged “Draco” or “moth-men,” taller Reptoid/Reptilian controllers, and various “grey reptilian” types); these are separate categories, not subspecies of the Serpents specifically.

Most Common Species: Undocumented as a formal designation beyond “snake-men.”

Level of Species: Undocumented; no numbered ranking appears in Carpenter’s description or the compiled reference material that reproduces it.

Habits: Undocumented in Carpenter’s original description beyond their appearance during reported abductions.

Transportation Type: Undocumented.

Witnesses Reports: Reported by multiple abductees compiled by John Carpenter for MUFON’s “Abduction Notes” column, April 1993; Carpenter noted involvement in roughly ten such cases and was aware of similar reports from researchers elsewhere in the country.

Special Features/Characteristics: The “snake-men” designation is used in the wider literature to distinguish this phenotype from giant, non-humanoid serpents also reported in some underground-encounter accounts; the two should not be conflated.

Summary/Description: The Serpents, or “snake-men,” are a specific reptilian phenotype documented by MUFON abduction researcher John Carpenter in his April 1993 “Abduction Notes” column: six-to-seven-foot, upright, scaled reptilian humanoids with claw-like webbed hands and a snake-like face marked by a central ridge and vertical-slit, golden eyes. This description has since been reproduced widely across compiled ufology reference material, sometimes with the height range restated as six to eight feet.

Source: John Carpenter, “Abduction Notes,” MUFON UFO Journal, April 1993; reproduced in compiled form in Exopaedia’s “Reptilians” entry (exopaedia.org) and elsewhere in the wider ufology literature.

Related Cases: Distinguished in the wider literature from winged “Draco”/”moth-men” phenotypes, taller Reptoid/Reptilian “controller” types, and various “grey reptilian” subtypes — all separate categories within the broader reptilian-humanoid tradition in ufology, not variants of the Serpents specifically.

DETAILED REPORT

Unlike many entries in this archive, the “Serpents” or “snake-men” description traces to a specific, named, dated source: John Carpenter’s “Abduction Notes” column in the April 1993 issue of the MUFON UFO Journal. Carpenter, a MUFON-affiliated abduction researcher, described being personally involved in roughly ten cases in which experiencers reported reptilian entities, and noted awareness of similar cases from researchers elsewhere. His description — six to seven feet tall, upright, scaled, greenish-to-brownish, with claw-like four-fingered webbed hands and a human-snake hybrid face marked by a central ridge and golden, vertically slit eyes — has since been reproduced closely, and in places verbatim, across numerous compiled ufology reference sites, including Exopaedia’s general “Reptilians” entry, where the height is restated as six to eight feet rather than Carpenter’s original six to seven.

The claim that these beings serve the Dracos (Draconians) as sentries guarding subterranean tunnels or treasure repositories is a separate addition. It reflects a real and commonly circulated theme in the broader Draconian/reptilian-conspiracy literature, but it was not located in Carpenter’s original 1993 description itself, and should be treated as an attached claim from that wider tradition rather than part of his account.

This entry also does not conflate the Serpents/”snake-men” phenotype with reports of literal giant, non-humanoid snakes encountered underground, which appear as a separate motif in some accounts; the two are kept distinct here.

RESEARCHER’S NOTES

A Named Source Behind a Common Description — Carpenter’s Snake-Men

The description traces to a specific, checkable source: John Carpenter’s April 1993 MUFON UFO Journal column, not an anonymous compilation — an unusually solid anchor for this genre.
The description has been reproduced almost verbatim across many sites: this consistency reflects a single common source being copied forward, not independent corroboration from separate witnesses.
A minor figure drifted between retellings: Carpenter’s original six-to-seven-foot range became six-to-eight feet in at least one widely used compiled reference; the earlier figure is the primary source’s own.
The Draconian “sentry” role is a real but separately sourced claim: it belongs to the broader Draconian-conspiracy tradition rather than to Carpenter’s original abduction-report description, and is presented here with that distinction intact.

The honest state of this entry is that the “snake-men” physical description is one of the better-sourced reptilian-humanoid profiles in ufology, traceable to a named researcher and a specific publication, even though the beings themselves remain, like all entries of this kind, unverified. The Draconian sentry role attached to them is a real but distinct claim from a broader tradition, not confirmed as part of Carpenter’s own account.

“Typically, these reptilian creatures are reported to be about six to seven feet tall, upright, with lizardlike scales, greenish to brownish in color with clawlike, four-fingered webbed hands… Their faces are said to be a cross between a human and a snake.”
— John Carpenter, “Abduction Notes,” MUFON UFO Journal, April 1993