Dr. Carl Stoner (played by Strother Martin) is a protagonist in Sssssss.
A delusional herpetologist who hires David as an assistant. He secretly injects David with a substance that causes him to mutate into a king cobra. After hiding David from his colleague, Stoner feeds the colleague to a python and ultimately provokes a cobra to bite him, leading to his death. David Blake (played by Dirk Benedict) is a protagonist in Sssssss.
A college student hired as Stoner's assistant. After receiving mysterious injections, his skin peels and he eventually mutates into a king cobra. He falls into a coma, romances Kristina, and is left fighting a mongoose at the lab as the film ends.
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Characters
Dr. Carl Stoner
(played by Strother Martin) — protagonist
A delusional herpetologist who hires David as an assistant. He secretly injects David with a substance that causes him to mutate into a king cobra. After hiding David from his colleague, Stoner feeds...
David Blake
(played by Dirk Benedict) — protagonist
A college student hired as Stoner's assistant. After receiving mysterious injections, his skin peels and he eventually mutates into a king cobra. He falls into a coma, romances Kristina, and is left f...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Dr. Carl Stoner → David Blake
(Professional Employer)
Story Analysis
A herpetologist's delusional experiment transforms his assistant into a serpent, leading to violent consequences.
