Hey, I don't even believe in unconditional amicability anymore.
I thought the snakes were from the ancient Goddess religion and that is why the legend of St.Patrick chasing the snakes out of Ireland exists. All the old Goddess religions were more sexy than most of the religions promulgated these days. But the thing you gotta like about Jesus was that his girlfriend was a slut.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver