Snake hunting in The Garden of Adin
The serpent is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. Considerable overlap exists in the symbolic values that serpents represent in various cultures. Some of this overlap is due to the common historical ancestry of contemporary symbols. Much of it, however, is traceable to the common biological characteristics of snakes.
A lot can be said about snakes and serpents. They have been worshipped since the Dark Ages and are a powerful religious symbol with many different meanings, such as death and resurrection. They have also been associated with healing and river gods, denoting fertility, wisdom, and the ability to cure.