the sssnake is a house brand of Thomann, the German musical instrument retailer headquartered in Burgebrach, Bavaria. Introduced in 1994, the brand specializes in cables and connectors for audio, stage, and studio applications. Products are manufactured by various established factories that also produce for other well-known brands, allowing the sssnake to offer competitive pricing by cutting out intermediary distributors.

The product range spans instrument cables, microphone cables (including the bestselling SM10BK, which has sold over 100,000 units), speaker cables, patch cables, MIDI cables, power cables, USB and video cables, live multicore cables, analogue stage boxes, and CAT splitters and adapters. With a catalog of over 350 products, the sssnake covers the budget end of the cable market, while Thomann's other house cable brand, pro snake, targets professional users with higher-grade components such as Neutrik connectors. Both brands are sold exclusively through Thomann's retail channels.

the sssnake has 20 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Instrument Cables, Microphone Cables, and Recording Snakes. Their gear is featured by 1 artist, with the strongest followings in Rock and Blues. Notable users include Marc Dorendorf.