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serpent, term sometimes used to designate the larger species of snakes snake, common name for an elongated, limbless reptile of the order Squamata, which also includes the lizards. Most snakes live on the ground, but some are burrowers, arboreal, or aquatic; one group is exclusively marine. In temperate climates they hibernate. ..... Click the link for more information. in mythology and folklore, a name often applied to any sinuous, crawling creature, chiefly to a snake. No sea serpents have been discovered to substantiate the legends about them, although some accounts, such as stories of the so-called Loch Ness monster in Scotland, have received wide publicity. Large squids, octopuses, whales, dolphins, seals, and other sea animals are sometimes described as sea serpents. In religion and art, the serpent sometimes symbolizes Satan (Rev. 20.2), or the phallus (see phallic worship phallic worship (făl`ĭk), worship of the reproductive powers of nature as symbolized by the male generative organ. ..... Click the link for more information. ). See also dragon dragon, mythical beast usually represented as a huge, winged, fire-breathing reptile. For centuries the dragon has been prominent in the folklore of many peoples; thus, its physical characteristics vary greatly and include combinations of numerous animals. ..... Click the link for more information. . serpent subtly deceives Eve in the Garden. [O.T.: Genesis 3:1] See : Cunning serpent sheds skin to renew its life. [Gk. Myth.: Gaster, 37]
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Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap
A CROW in great want of food saw a Serpent asleep in a sunny nook, and flying down, greedily seized him. There was the faint report--the crack of the electric rifle-- and the folds of the serpent seemed to relax. |
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