The Outback Snake

, alternatively known as Disney's , is an American animated series being created by Charlie Bean and. It is being produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Disney Channel Originals and aired on Disney Channel from April 4th, 2003 til October 28th 2005.

A sequel series, titled The Age of The Outback Snake, was released on Disney+ since March 26th, 2021.

Synopsis
Adventures of a friendly snake and her friends in the fictional outback city of /Downundia/ are chronicled.

Main

 * Sara the Snake (voiced by Kath Soucie) - a friendly snake living in the outback who is heading to TBD.
 * Walters "Walt" Alligator (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a short-tempered, but caring alligator who is Sara's partner/best friend.

Supporting

 * Mayor Tak (voiced by Quinton Flynn) - a tasmanian tiger who is the mayor of Downundia.
 * Cactus the Thorny Devil (voiced by Phil LaMarr) - a tough, but friendly thorny devil who is Walt's best friend since childhood.
 * Flake the Cobra (voiced by Diedrich Bader) - a cowboy cobra whom Sara has a crush on.
 * Graham (voiced by Tom Kenny) - a grasshopper who works as a mailman of Downundia.
 * Oceanina "Ocean" Cassos (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) - a Cassowary who is Sara's best friend.
 * Snouty the Pig (voiced by Greg Eagles) - a stubborn and gold-loving, but friendly pig who is the owner of the shop.
 * Puffy (voiced by Hynden Walch) - a puffy pink mouse who is Snouty's assistant.
 * Nicole (voiced by Cree Summer) - a sassy weasel who enjoys walking around the outdoors.
 * Captain Morgan Salty (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray) - a pirate chameleon who retired from being a sea traveler, having moved to Downundia due to sprained back.
 * Abigail (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - a kangaroo who Walt fell in love with, eventually being his love interest.
 * Nigel (voiced by TBD) - a crocodile who lost his memories.
 * Sunny the Sunflower (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) - a talking sunflower who is very kind and is willing to help anyone in need.
 * Snarl (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - a rude Tasmanian Tiger who runs a club.
 * Snooper (voiced by TBD) - a desert eagle who occassionally watches over Downundia.
 * Ricky the Rabbit (voiced by TBD) - a explosive-loving rabbit who tends to sell explosives, both for mining and defensive purposes.

Antagonists

 * Bill the Iguana (voiced by Joe Alaskey) - a mean iguana who TBD and is Sara's usual nemesis.
 * Koala the Big Bad (voiced by Jeff Bergman) - a mean koala who always tend to get Sara, Walters and Flake, but always fail comedically.
 * Mr. Camel (voiced by Townsend Coleman) - a camel who is a dumb assistant to Koala, but at times, does very smart stuff to help Koala.
 * Bandit the Armadillo (also voiced by Diedrich Bader) - a mean and dark thief armadillo who steals various stuff, when it comes to museums, banks and etc.
 * The Cactus (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - a cactus cowboy who wanted to invade Downundia.
 * Tamara (also voiced by Hynden Walch) - a bratty and egocentric Tasmanian Devil who several people hate.
 * Bulky (voiced by Mark Hamill) - a malicious muscular bull who wants to cause destruction in Downundia.
 * Quake (voiced by John DiMaggio) - a rude wallaby who is extremely rude and spiteful towards anyone and everyone.
 * Eggy (also voiced by Joe Alaskey) - a sentient egg who has been pranking everyone.
 * El Muetro (voiced by TBD) - a llama who is a Go Fish champion, never losing to anyone.
 * Whack (voiced by TBD) - a blue-tongue lizard who whacks people for no reason, usually more of an annoyance.
 * Lionel - a rude businessman lion who wants to buy Downundia.
 * Slithers - a rude and crazy snake who replaced Sara.

Animation
The animation for the series is outsourced to in Seoul, Korea.

Episodes
See List of episodes.

Video game
See The Myth of the Outback.

The video game based off the The Outback Snake series was released in 2006 for the Nintendo DS.

Sequel series
See The Age of The Outback Snake. In 2019, it was confirmed that The Outback Snake will be receiving a sequel series. Planned for a Disney Channel release, the series ended up confirming to be coming to instead. Charlie Bean is confirmed to be returning to create the series, but due to his involvement with The Face Paint'nimal Gang, Bob Camp is confirmed to not be returning, but will return to executive produce and write for the series. The series is slated to come to Disney+ on March TBDth, 2021.

Comic series
See The Outback Snake: Outback Adventures.

Tropes
See /Tropes.

Critical response
The series received mixed to mostly positive reviews from critics, but favorable reviews from viewers and Disney Channel fans. Critics praised the show for animation, characters and writing, but was criticized for the quirkiness and humor. Reviews for the voice acting were mixed. Over the series' progression, the reviews starting leaning more towards positive, with the humor becoming better and quirkiness shortened a bit. On review site Rotten Tomatoes, the show has a score of 74% from 112 critics. The critical consensus says: "It's undermined by the weak comedy and a confusingly quirky style, but with fun stories, enjoyable animation and memorable characters, The Outback Snake can be a decent watch on its own".

Despite mixed reception from critics, fans considered The Outback Snake to be one of the beloved Disney Channel shows of all time.

International/Reruns
The series was available to stream on Netflix from 2012 til March TBDth, 2020, before eventually being available on Disney+ since July 1st, 2020.

Trivia

 * Easter Eggs:
 * In [episode], two animals resembling Timon and Pumbaa can be seen wandering around in Downundia's saloon.