The Book of Snakes: A life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world

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Fischer-Mueller, E. Aydeet (January 1990). "Yaldabaoth: The Gnostic Female Principle in Its Fallenness". Novum Testamentum. Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers. 32 (1): 79–95. doi: 10.1163/156853690X00205. eISSN 1568-5365. ISSN 0048-1009. JSTOR 1560677.

December 2023 – KwaZulu-Natal – Snake Awareness, First Aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling Now in a new edition, reflecting the most recent species classifications, The Book of Snakes presents 600 species of snakes from around the world, covering roughly one in seven of all snake species. It will bring greater understanding of a group of reptiles that have existed for more than 160 million years and that now inhabit every continent except Antarctica, as well as two of the great oceans. The Book of Snakes starts out explaining the history and evolution of serpents, moves into classifications and scientific names (including reference charts) and then discusses what makes a snake a snake, their habits, defenses, and reproduction.The Book of Snakes presents 600 species of snakes from around the world, covering nearly one in six of all snake species. It will bring greater understanding of a group of reptiles that have existed for more than 160 million years, and that now inhabit every continent except Antarctica, as well as two of the great oceans. Storytelling, the Meaning of Life, and The Epic of Gilgamesh". eawc.evansville.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-11-30 . Retrieved 2017-11-27. In the Book of Numbers, while Moses was in the wilderness, he mounted a serpent of bronze on a pole that functioned as a cure against the bite of the "seraphim", the "burning ones" ( Numbers 21:4–9). The phrase in Numbers 21:9, "a serpent of bronze," is a wordplay as "serpent" ( nehash) and “bronze” ( nehoshet) are closely related in Hebrew, nehash nehoshet. [2] It’s important to note that this is not a local guidebook. You may indeed be able to find information on the eastern indigo snake you think you spotted, but it’s organized by family (or type of snake), not region. Pros and Cons of Snake: The Essential Visual Guide by Chris Mattison Pros

December 2023 – Western Cape – Snake Awareness, First aid for Snakebite and Venomous Snake Handling Archaeologists have uncovered serpent cult objects in Bronze Age strata at several pre-Israelite cities in Canaan: two at Tel Megiddo, [14] one at Gezer, [15] one in the sanctum sanctorum of the Area H temple at Hazor, [16] and two at Shechem. [17] In the surrounding region, a late Bronze Age Hittite shrine in northern Syria contained a bronze statue of a god holding a serpent in one hand and a staff in the other. [18] In sixth-century Babylon, a pair of bronze serpents flanked each of the four doorways of the temple of Esagila. [19] At the Babylonian New Year festival, the priest was to commission from a woodworker, a metalworker and a goldsmith two images one of which "shall hold in its left hand a snake of cedar, raising its right [hand] to the god Nabu". [20] At the tell of Tepe Gawra, at least seventeen Early Bronze Age Assyrian bronze serpents were recovered. [21] The Sumerian fertility god Ningizzida was sometimes depicted as a serpent with a human head, eventually becoming a god of healing and magic. Finally, the encyclopedia of snakes is broken up into classifications with colorful depictions of each snake plus basic information like distribution areas, diet, reproductions, conservation status, and then text giving fuller detail. Yet another gorgeous snake book cover! Five Dark Fates is the fourth and final book in a stunning series, so if you’re into this from the cover alone but haven’t read the first three, start from the beginning! The series begins with Three Dark Crowns and tells the story of triplet sisters who are bound to battle for their island kingdom once they turn sixteen. Miscellaneous Snake Books The Snakes by Sadie Jones In Gnosticism, the biblical serpent in the Garden of Eden was praised and thanked for bringing knowledge ( gnosis) to Adam and Eve and thereby freeing them from the malevolent Demiurge's control. [63] Gnostic Christian doctrines rely on a dualistic cosmology that implies the eternal conflict between good and evil, and a conception of the serpent as the liberating savior and bestower of knowledge to humankind opposed to the Demiurge or creator god, identified with the Hebrew God of the Old Testament. [60] [63] Gnostic Christians considered the Hebrew God of the Old Testament as the evil, false god and creator of the material universe, and the Unknown God of the Gospel, the father of Jesus Christ and creator of the spiritual world, as the true, good God. [59] [60] [63] [64] In the Archontic, Sethian, and Ophite systems, Yaldabaoth (Yahweh) is regarded as the malevolent Demiurge and false god of the Old Testament who generated the material universe and keeps the souls trapped in physical bodies, imprisoned in the world full of pain and suffering that he created. [65] [66] [67]a b c Bousset, Wilhelm (1911). "Valentinus and the Valentinians". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol.27 (11thed.). pp.852–857. This book provides information on more than 100 species, including several rare and endangered species. While venomous snakes get in the news because of their danger level, we think boas and pythons are awesome. That’s why we recommend Boas and Pythons of the World by Mark O’Shea. Litwa, M. David (2016) [2015]. "Part I: The Self-deifying Rebel – "I Am God and There is No Other!": The Boast of Yaldabaoth". Desiring Divinity: Self-deification in Early Jewish and Christian Mythmaking. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. pp.47–65. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190467166.003.0004. ISBN 9780199967728. LCCN 2015051032. OCLC 966607824. This is the snake book of snake books, featuring facts on why a cobra spits, how snakes’ senses work, how their organs work, and even include some fun facts about how snakes feature in mythology. This is great for animal enthusiasts of all ages. Akimbo and the Snakes(Akimbo #4)byAlexander McCall Smith, illustrated by LeUyen Pham

God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden to tend it and warned Adam not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, "for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." [24] The serpent tempts Eve to eat of the tree, but Eve tells the serpent what God had said. [25] The serpent replies that she would not surely die ( Genesis 3:4) and that if she eats the fruit of the tree "then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." ( Genesis 3:5) Eve ate the fruit, and gave some to Adam who also ate. God, who was walking in the Garden, learns of their transgression. To prevent Adam and Eve from eating the fruit of the Tree of Life and living forever, they are banished from the garden upon which God posts an angelic guard. The serpent is punished for its role in the Fall, being cursed by God to crawl on its belly and eat dust.Gorton, John G; Voltaire (1824). A philosophical dictionary, from the French of M. De Voltaire. Vol.4. London: C. H. Reynell. p.22. Reviewers say this book is excellent for anyone needing to research snakes for their own writing or research papers as well as those fascinated by function. Most Comprehensive Book: Snakes of the United States and Canada by Carl H. Ernst and Evelyn M. Ernst Kali is the son of a snake catcher, and that makes it hard for him to make friends in his village. However, being different has its perks, and when a rat snake appears in the classroom, it’s Kali who knows how to wrangle it. This is a book about bravery and how everyone’s talents, interests, and family make them beautifully unique. Verdi by Janell Cannon

This book is dripping with facts, natural history, gorgeous photography, and artwork and includes information on over 3,000 species of snakes, with 60 in-depth snake profiles. One of the main advantages of this book is that it’s kid-friendly. Your six year old may not be able to read all of the text. However, he or she may spend hours looking at the photos generously placed throughout the book.Chapters include “Are Baby Snakes More Dangerous Than Adults?” and “Can You Fall into a Nest of Cottonmouths?”