Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Nearly drowned from an intense seasonal thunderstorm, a curious and adventurous mongoose - later named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi for his chattering vocalizations - is rescued by a small British family, a man and wife and their son Teddy residing in a large home and garden in India.

The next morning, Rikki explores the house and garden where he befriends other creatures including Darzee, a carefree tailor bird and his sensible wife, and Chuchundra, a timid muskrat.

Unaware that the smaller snake is even more dangerous than a cobra, Rikki fights and kills Karait, and then presents its body to the man as proof of the mongoose's victory.

Ten years later, Chuck Jones adapted it for a half-hour television special in the United States, with Orson Welles narrating and providing the voice of Nag.

[5] In the anime television series, Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a supporting character who is the pet of an Indian family and is a heroic defender of them.