serpent
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Father Carlos Martins, for example, produces an Exorcist Files podcast with 40,000 followers on YouTube that promises to take viewers through his experiences “battling the ancient serpent in many forms.”
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
The biblical passage recounts how the serpent, typically interpreted as the devil in Christian theology, tempted Eve to sin by eating the forbidden fruit.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
The name Vasuki indicus honors the mythical serpent associated with the Hindu deity Shiva, as well as the country where the fossil was found.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026
We learn that the enormous feathered serpent Kukulkan was raised by his sister—and that he rattles the earth every year to let her know he’s still alive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
In return Apollo sent a pestilence, and Poseidon the sea serpent.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Like endless, dormant serpents, the colossal concrete casing of the pipelines stretched along the seabed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A silvery 10-foot-long creature, the oarfish has fueled fisherman’s tales of sea serpents — and in some cultures has been a portent of natural disasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Elapid snakes are venomous and among the deadliest serpents in the world.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024
Working with giant serpents isn’t easy, but perhaps for different reasons than you’d think.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 16, 2024
The gods sent for Hyrrokkin the giantess, who came to them riding on an enormous wolf, with serpents for reins.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing serpent
Christopher Columbus' Diary: The First Voyage
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Unit 5, Week 4
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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