The song was written by Disney staff songwriters Robert and Richard Sherman.
As the song concludes, Kaa readies himself to devour the boy, only to be stopped by Shere Khan the tiger in his search for Mowgli.
[4] Kaa speaks and sings with a subtle, lilting lisp, giving the song a humorous dimension that it would not otherwise have.
Whereas once it was about a python getting ready to crush a little boy to death, now it's a harp-laden lullaby of rampant, swirling eroticism".
[5] The 2016 live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book featured a version in the end credits produced by Mark Ronson and sung by Scarlett Johansson who played Kaa in the film.