Editing Iron Snakes (section)

==Geneseed==
The Iron Snakes are listed as an Ultramarines successor in the ''Codex: Space Marines'' (7th Ed). ''Dark Imperium'' by Guy Haley confirms that the Iron Snakes are a Second Founding successor chapter of the Ultramarines. In the novel, [[Horus Heresy#The Book Series|Know No Fear]], the Ultramarines 6th company led by Captain Saur Damocles wears the emblem of a snake similar to the heraldry of the Iron Snakes. One of the founding squads in the Iron Snakes were also named Damocles Squad. As such, it is possible that Damocles was the first Chapter Master of the Iron Snakes, but this is yet to be confirmed.

That said, the XIII was the Orphanage for Lost and Troubled Space Marines during the heresy, what with their adoption of warriors from the Lost Legions and the Iron Warriors. That's lead some to suspect that the Iron Snakes are Alpha legion loyalist remnants, what with their focus on army compartmentalization and versatility, common deployment individual astartes to serve as operatives and sabotage behind enemy lines, the serpent in their heraldry, and that their chapter master is a larger than the average astartes, conceals his face, and has been known to swap identities. They also use spears a great deal, the weapon of choice of Alpharius/Omegon.