archaicwonder:Greek Gold Snake Bracelet, 330-300 BCThere were snakes in use in various oracle temple
archaicwonder:Greek Gold Snake Bracelet, 330-300 BCThere were snakes in use in various oracle temples in ancient Greece and the early Roman Empire. The snake, in pre-Christian cultures, often represented eternal life, as the snake sheds its skin regularly, and keeps growing and surviving. -- source link