Talk:Reptile Dogs

I said this in the comments on the news post, but I think these things look more like some kind of mutated hyena than a reptile/dog crossbreed. Any thoughts? 70.153.110.144 17:11, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * And the scales around the eyes are... what? They're the Hounds of Hecate, silly. :P Nitty Tok. 17:12, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * On closer inspection....you're right. 70.153.110.144 17:27, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

These people are going crazy over the "reptile dog." I doubt that's even the name. Basically every two minutes there is a new edit. TrailerParkApe 17:21, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yup. Welcome to Vault 15, the Vault filled with people of a diverse ethnic background and prone to fights! :D Nitty Tok. 17:22, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * I was the one who created this page and I just hastily came up with "reptile dog" because that what it looks like to me. If you have a better name for it then please edit it. 90.224.93.138 21:31, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * I was the one who created this page and I just hastily came up with "reptile dog" because that what it looks like to me. If you have a better name for it then please edit it. 90.224.93.138 21:31, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * I was the one who created this page and I just hastily came up with "reptile dog" because that what it looks like to me. If you have a better name for it then please edit it. 90.224.93.138 21:31, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

Call it Snogs. They are a x between a snake and a dog- Snogs. Tezzla blah blah blah 21:35, June 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * That sounds way too ridiculous. 90.224.93.138 22:24, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Or, y'know, we could totally not make up names and go with what they look like. There's nothing specifically snake-like about them. Nitty Tok. 22:34, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

Well there are 2 pages for the same creature, which is a bad idea. I vote we keep this page since it's more general, although they /are/ specifically snake-like, they have the 4 nostrils (used to sense heat) that venomous snakes do, which is unique among all other animals and reptiles. Only venomous snakes have this, other snakes do not have this same feature. And rattle tails, which other regular 'reptiles' do not have. Sorry I'm kind of an animal nerd... But you can see these features in the trailer. Science! 23:07, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * What's the second page? Snogs is already a redirect here. Nitty Tok. 23:10, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah sorry, I just realized that when I went to find the pictures. Here is a clearer picture of what I was talking about before: the larger 'nostrils' on the bottom are the heat sensors, the nostrils closer to the top of the nose are the 'regular' nostrils. 23:21, June 12, 2010 (UTC) In my opinion something this weird can only arise out of the ever present FEV. FinalWish 21:10, June 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Well, I think I remember something about the Vipers having dogs. Viper-dogs? Hopefully not, too close to Avatar's Viper-wolves. Nitty Tok. 23:24, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * @ Nitty, the split tongue, the fangs, the rattles on their tails, the way their jaws open so wide when they jump at their prey, you really don't see anything specifically snake-like about them?
 * I mean it's face looks dead up like a rattle snake's
 * I mean it's face looks dead up like a rattle snake's
 * I mean it's face looks dead up like a rattle snake's

You guys this a simple thing to figure out, it's a fishdog 66.167.49.100 00:51, June 15, 2010 (UTC) Decadent zombie

Ehhh....
Im not sure I like this concept too much... they just look like somone placed a snake's head and tail onto a regular dog's body for christ's sake!! They better have a GOOD explaination to how thy appeared or Im gonna hope they dont appear in the game
 * Maybe it's a cross-breed like the basilisk. Some dog might've sexed up a snake and out comes this abomination. 90.224.93.138 11:37, June 13, 2010 (UTC)

I definately see what you mean, but there have been weirder, less realistic creatures in Fallout before. Like the centaurs from Fallout 1 & 2, they were kinda stupid looking on first sight, but they worked it into the game pretty well. As for an explaination, I garuntee they'll cook up something good for how they came to be. my guess is that they're similar to the centaurs and are a result of some sort of controlled mutation from FEV.

Still they look kinda retarded.... Maye if they had the whole thing covered in scales and not just adding a snake head it would look at least half decent. I mean seriously they look like god got drunk one day and mixed up his animals

"They look like god got drunk one day and mixed up his animals", yeah, that's actually a pretty good description. So, have you ever played the Fallout series? That's kinda how a lot of the creatures in Fallout are. Look at the centaurs for instance. Sure, it's a little cheesy, but thats kinda part of what Fallout is.

I mean centaurs look better because there skin is one texture and it doesnt look anything like the creatures it was before. I think the snogs look retarded because it looks like a four year old took a dog toy and put the head of a snake from another toy. Its a good concept (albiet strange) but they could of done a better job of combining the animals

I can agree with you there, I'd say they could have done a better job at making it a bit more realistic even given the concept

Possible explanation for the creature
Is there any chance it could be a reference to the "legendary" Chupucabra if you read the details of its appearance on Wikipedia (i know it's not the most reliable) it sounds very similar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Chupacabra 92.13.14.60 23:50, June 13, 2010 (UTC)

A reference? ...anythings possible, but I don't think it really looks like a chupacabra, and why would chupacabras end up In vegas? Don't they supposively live in countries with a lot of water? I just don't think it would really fit.

Is the reason for coming up with a posssible explaination is that youre refering to the comment if said before? If so i was talking about how it appeared in the game, what caused them, ect. not the reference......

The only other mixed creatures we know are Centaurs and Floaters. The Rattledog thing could be a more refined centaur. Rootmars 16:28, June 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Rattledog is the best name I've heard for this thing yet. It has a dog's body, and a rattlesnake's head and tail. NovaSilisko{nom nom nom} 22:07, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Dog? I think not.
First off its fur is golden (cough cough cougar/mountain lion). And last time I checked golden retrievers were friendly. Secondly in one of the photos descriptions it says it "pounced" before attacking. Dogs usually jump on you. Cats usually pounce from a crouched/prone position. Pounce just sounds more catlike to me. And its ears are triangular in shape. And even though all the dogs in fallout 3 have pointed ears, most dogs in real life have flappy ears. Shadow 19:36, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

BAD DOG... SNAKE.... DOGSNAKE?.... SNOG???......

What? Seriously, what? This is a game set in an alternate universe in the future and you're nitpicking details about the fur colour and ears? 81.155.230.108 22:18, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

@ Shadow, While I do see your point, the color of the "Reptile Dog's" fur resembles the color of the fur on the vicious dogs seen in Fallout 3. check out the e3 trailer and listen closely to that slpit second where you can see these "reptile dogs", it definately sounds like barking. You certainly make a good point, but most evidence points to some sort of dog.

The Eyes
if you pay very close attention to the trailer, the dog's left eye's pupil is more of a slit like a snake's, but his right eye's pupil is circular, looking almost amphibeous.


 * You're right! That's interesting... Maybe the right eyeball is supposed to be a 'dog-like' eyeball since it has a circular pupil. Amphibians have varied pupils, some looking more like crosses or tear drop shaped, and some circular. I would guess that it was intended to be more mammal-like. 23:23, July 10, 2010 (UTC)