What is the symbol of snake in ancient times?

The symbolic meanings of snakes are Art Nouveau movement, witchcraft of life and death, reproductive worship, lust temptation, wisdom to create wealth, kingship to protect gods and ancestral totem.

1. In ancient times, people divided snakes into domestic snakes and wild snakes. In some places, it is considered a good sign to have a domestic snake at home. Abroad, the ancient Egyptians believed that snakes were the protector of the monarch. Pharaoh shaped the image of cobra with gold and precious stones and decorated it as a crown as a symbol of imperial power. Ambassadors of European countries carved the images of two snakes with crutches in BC.

Second, snakes were once sacred objects that were praised and worshipped in ancient times. Dragon, the largest "sacred object" in China, is a totem product of snakes. The earliest dragon was like a big snake, so was the word "dragon" seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Fuxi and Nu Wa, who are "people in loess", are both "snake gods" in ancient belief.

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Indonesia captured a python with a length of 14.85 meters, which belongs to a native species of reticulated python in Southeast Asia. So far, this python is the largest python in the world. The name of this big snake is "osmanthus". Although the name sounds gentle, it is said that once the big mouth of Osmanthus fragrans is opened, it is very scary and can easily swallow a whole person.

Previously, the world's longest snake recorded and recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records was a reticulated python, with a length of10.23m, which was shot in Indonesia in 19 12.

Anacondas living in the jungles of South America can grow to more than 9 meters, big enough to swallow an adult! So it is a dangerous animal. Turning over the world record, it still attracts a heated debate about who will take the crown of the world serpent. The snake king won the Amazon boa constrictor called its whole body size and weight. Moreover, the snake king is also an Asian reticulated python, the longest of which is 14.85 meters, which is the one captured in Indonesia.

Reference source China News Network-The seven symbolic meanings of snake culture include lust temptation and wisdom to create wealth.