By the conquest of Whydah the Dahomeyans were brought in contact with a people of serpent worshipers, and ended by adopting from them the beliefs which they at first despised. Sometimes the Tree of Life is represented (in a combination with similar concepts such as the World Tree and Axis mundi or "World Axis") by a staff such as those used by shamans.

But if it gets a chance to gnaw a person repeatedly it may inject a quantity of venom that might turn out to be fatal for the victim. In many communities, snakes are perceived as evil creatures that should not come close to human beings. The horned viper ( Cerastes cerastes) appears in Kassite and Neo-Assyrian kudurrus [21] and is invoked in Assyrian texts as a magical protective entity.

Using phylogenetical and statistical methods on related motifs from folklore and myth, French comparativist Julien d'Huy managed to reconstruct a possible archaic narrative about the serpent. People first flee to the mountains and then, when the mountains are covered, they float on a raft until the flood subsides. The informative video at the top of this article is provided by Fandom's Featured Video team and not the editors of this wiki. It seems to have originally been the attendant of the underworld god Ninazu, [21] but later became the attendant to the Hurrian storm-god Tishpak, as well as, later, Ninazu's son Ningishzida, the Babylonian national god Marduk, the scribal god Nabu, and the Assyrian national god Ashur. The Bronze Age and Iron Age metallurgical centre of Saruq Al Hadid has yielded probably the richest trove of such objects, although finds have been made bearing snake symbols in Bronze Age sites at Rumailah, Bithnah and Masafi.

Moreover, the tip of the tail is slightly hooked to provide an anchorage for the snake when it tries to burry its head into the soil. Although Serpentine have a number of abilities that are similar to the real abilities of snakes, no tribe can climb trees because, as Skales says in " Home," "snakes don't belong in trees.According to a Serpentine legend, the Serpentine were created by the First Spinjitzu Master thousands of years ago, although their true origins are ambiguous and it is also possible that the First Spinjitzu Master brought them from the realm of Chima. According to Tommy Andreasen, the reason no other female Serpentine were shown in the show besides Selma and Aspheera is "because it's not relevant to the story currently. The snake dance is a prayer to the spirits of the clouds, the thunder and the lightning, that the rain may fall on the growing crops. citation needed] The rattlesnake was worshiped in the Natchez Temple of the Sun, [ citation needed] and the Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl was a feathered serpent-god.

For example, in " All of Nothing," Spitta told the ninja to fear the oncoming Great Devourer until Zane noted that Spitta would be eaten by the creature as well, causing Spitta to plead the ninja to stop Pythor. Although there are many villainous factions, the Serpentine are the villains that have fought the ninja the most. The Sumerian deity, Ningizzida, is accompanied by two gryphons Mushussu; it is the oldest known image of two snakes coiling around an axial rod, dating from before 2000BCE.In Africa the chief centre of serpent worship was Dahomey, but the cult of the python seems to have been of exotic origin, dating back to the first quarter of the 17th century. To prevent the entire human race from becoming immortal under Asclepius's care, Zeus killed him with a bolt of lightning. LaRow · Living Diamonds · Lizaru · Luke Cunningham · Maaray Guards ( Gripe) · Supreme Commander Machia · Chief Mammatus · Martin · Mask of Malice · Master of Amber · The Mechanic · Mezmo · Ming · Mister F · Moody · Mogra · Mohawk · Monkey Wretch · Morro · Mr. Record temperatures and storms in South Africa have brought about an abundance of snakes in urban areas.