Damballa, also spelled Damballah, Dambala, Dambalah, among other variations (Haitian Creole: Danbala), is one of the most important of all loa, spirits in West African Vodun, Haitian Voodoo and other African diaspora religious traditions such as Obeah.

In those Vodou societies that view Damballa as the primordial creator, he created the cosmos by using his 7000 coils to form the stars and the planets in the heavens and to shape the hills and valleys on Earth.

[1] Damballa is seen as benevolent and patient, wise and kind, yet detached and removed from the trials and tribulations of daily human life.

His presence brings peace and represents a continuum, "at once the ancient past and the assurance of the future.

"[6] As a serpent, and due to his extreme age, he does not speak, but may whistle or make a soft, hissing sound.

Offerings to him include milk, white foods and flowers, rice, coconut, orgeat syrup, and a perfume called lotion pompeia.

In the Child's Play franchise, Damballa's name is used in the voodoo incantation by the main antagonist Chucky to transfer his soul into his Good Guy doll host.