[net.politics] snakes and skulls

slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (11/06/85)

>>In Hinduism snakes are considered almost
>>sacred and a symbol of good fortune. 
>>Raghu

>Anyway, I just wanted to point out Hadit's self-description in AL: "I am the
>Snake that giveth Knowledge & Delight & bright glory."  (Sorry if there are
>any mistakes, that's from memory.)  Another vote for the snakes!
>Tim Maroney

Yes, let's hear it for snakes.  One of the most beautiful and misunderstood
animals.  I also feel they are a wonderful symbol of the sacred.

I had a friend once who kept lots of snakes.  I was present when he let
a cobra loose in his kitchen.  When it spread its hood and hissed, I felt
myself in the presence of something very special.  In fact, my first words
were "Oh God!" :-)  (For those who wonder, this was fairly safe.  He had
a pole with a hook.  Cobras are very timid; they seem unaware of how
deadly they really are.  When he used the hook to open the door of its
box, the cobra zipped right back in.)

He used a snake to good effect once.  Some door-to-door evangelists had
been harrassing him.  (He made the mistake of buying one of their pamphlets,
thinking it was funny, so they kept coming back.)  He appeared at the door 
with a 12-foot python around his neck--hanging to the floor on both sides.  
He said they were marvelously self-controlled--acted as if it were not there.  
But they never came back...
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                                     Sue Brezden
                                     ihnp4!drutx!slb

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