The Cobra Lodge - Local fraternal group located in the Midwestern town of Raytown on the sitcom MAMA'S FAMILY/NBC/SYN/1983-1990. When locksmith Vinton Harper (Ken Berry) wanted to join "The Cobra Lodge" he was put through an initiation consisting of the Dance of 1000 tails, and an interrogation about the rules and regulations of the organization (Three wrong answers and you failed). Those who violated the Cobra oath were hissed out of the organization along with the chant "He's not fit to be a snake/Chop him up with hoe and rake/Known to all as a disgrace/May the mongoose chew your face." Their secret handshake resembled a weaving, hissing cobra snake. The Cobra's highest ranking officer was the Grand Viper. 

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