As a nickname, The Snake or Snake may refer to:

Athletes Phil Baker (footballer) (born 1952), former Australian rules footballer Nate Bowman (1943–1984), American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association player Barry Fry (curler) (1939–2021), Canadian curler Nate Jones (boxer) (born 1972), American former Olympic and professional boxer Milan Jovanović (footballer, born 1981), Serbian former footballer Marco McDonald (born 1977), Jamaican footballer Ken Norman (born 1964), American retired National Basketball Association player Jacques Plante (1929–1986), Canadian Hall-of-Fame National Hockey League goaltender Jake Plummer (born 1974), American retired National Football League quarterback Don Prudhomme (born 1941), American drag racer Jake Roberts (born 1955), American retired professional wrestler Jerry Scanlan (1957–2015), American former football player James Silas (born 1949), retired American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association player Ken Stabler (1945–2015), American retired National Football League quarterback Tom Sturdivant (1930–2009), American Major League Baseball pitcher Snake Wiltse (1871–1928), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Gangsters Thomas Kinney (1868–1912), Missouri state senator and gangster Carmine Persico (1933–2019), boss of the Colombo crime family in New York City

Soldiers Dennis Chalker (born 1954), American retired US Navy SEAL, inventor and author Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1874–1943), US Navy medical officer and polymath Bruce P. Crandall (born 1933), retired US Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor

See also

Sergio Mora (born 1980), Mexican-American former world champion boxer nicknamed "The Latin Snake" Donnie Nietes (born 1982), Filipino world champion boxer nicknamed "Ahas" (Tagalog for "Snake")