Tara and John

Tara and John is a comic strip by Nate Spidgewood that debuted on June 19, 2009. It follows the adventures of a first grader named Tara Joy Sullivan who sets out to a jungle to catch a talking snake, names him John, and brings him home. Hilarity Ensues afterward.

Characters include:
 * Tara Joy Sullivan, an optimistic six year old.
 * John, a talking cobra.
 * David, Tara's dad.
 * Olivia, Tara's mom.
 * Abigail, Tara's older sister.
 * Sherman, Tara's older brother.
 * Grey, the Sullivan family's clumsy dog.
 * Jim Rankin, Abigail's friend.
 * Goldie Rankin, a six year old Alpha Bitch and Tara's nemesis.
 * Arry, a Funny Animal armadillo from Texas.

This webcomic provides examples of:
 * A Girl and Her X: A girl and her talking snake.
 * Alpha Bitch: Goldie.
 * Art Evolution: Started out as a bit crude, but gets better soon after.
 * Bratty Teenage Daughter: Abigail.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Sherman.
 * Arry.
 * Exposed Animal Bellybutton: Arry.
 * Fat Idiot: Sherman.
 * Four-Fingered Hands
 * Funny Animal: Arry.
 * Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Lampshaded when Arry tells Tara that he doesn't wear pants.
 * Humanlike Foot Anatomy: Arry.
 * The Klutz: Grey is a rare (non-talking) animal example.
 * Name and Name
 * Nervous Wreck: Arry, at times.
 * Nice Girl: Tara.
 * The Rival: Goldie, to Tara.
 * Schedule Slip: Sometimes.
 * Sibling Rivalry: Abigail and Sherman.
 * Snakes Are Sexy: John.
 * Sphere Eyes
 * Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Arry, much lately. Fortunately, he got a recent Spin-Off comic in April 2012 called "In a Common Shell".
 * Talking Animal: John and Arry.
 * Wacky Guy: Arry.
 * What Could Have Been: It was developed as a newspaper comic at first, but after Nate Spidgewood got bullied on the internet, it got killed off and was later ReTooled as a webcomic.