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Humans have held many different beliefs about snakes and their mystical powers of good and evil. Most of the differences in how people think of snakes can be traced to the influence of religion.
The ancient Hebrews were surrounded by people who worshiped snakes, which may account for the Bible’s references to snakes as the symbol of sin or evil. The Bible almost begins with the often heard story of the serpent’s role in Adam and Eve’s downfall.
Genesis 3: “Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the Lord God had made. . .He said to the woman... ‘your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. . .’ ” When God found out that
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