Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-65.93.139.213-20150601034328/@comment-11533671-20150601080138

If you just would've clicked the tab that says "Teen Wolf Myths" and then clicked on "Kanima (Beacon Hills)" you could've gotten the answer much faster. So here it is:

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"According to Teen Wolf Mythology, the Kanima was created when Jackson Whittemore's emotional issues caused his body to reject the bite of an Alpha."

"Instead of becoming a werewolf, Jackson transformed into a snake. We are led to believe that this shape reflected his inner turmoil and outward behavior."

"The Kanima is a mutation of the werewolf gene that cannot fully transform until it resolves that in its past which manifest it.”