Snakes hiss, glide, climb, bite, strangle - and fascinate people of all times and cultures with their versatile nature. Since the dawn of historiography, the scaled reptiles have inspired the human imagination. Whether in ancient Egypt, in the early dynasties of China or in ancient Greece - the animals with the split tongue were the subject of myths and legends in every age. In the Christian world, it appears right at the beginning of the Bible as the embodiment of evil, but this meaning is only one of many. The symbolism of the serpent is diverse and contradictory: it stands for life, renewal and resurrection, but also for destruction, poison and death.
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