In the Bible a snake stands first for deception and evil. A serpent tempts Eve in the garden, and in the last book the devil himself is called “that old serpent.” Yet the snake also stands for healing, in the bronze serpent Moses lifted on a pole, and for wisdom, when Jesus tells his disciples to be “wise as serpents.” The healing is the surprise. In the wilderness snakes were biting the people, and God told Moses to make a…

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