Christian answering questions too!

[KevinM1]

Incoming reply:

"The serpent didn't look like a snake until after god cursed it."

Generally, the "serpent" is taken by most Christians as a slur against Satan, in describing him by his nature instead of his physical appearance, not as a literal snake. Of course, the snake is a common theme in pre-Judaic religions of the region, so it's hardly surprising to us to find it in the Genesis tale, since so much else in Genesis appears to have been borrowed from the Sumerian myths.

Oh, I have no doubt (although I really haven't spent any time studying the bible with any kind of seriousness... it's so fucking boring to read, and I'd much rather do anything else with my time, even nothing at all) this is the case.  I was just anticipating what Huggy's reply would be/would've been given the "blah blah, and you shall be cursed to basically be a snake blah blah" crap that comes after god gets all pissy for not baby-proofing his garden well enough.

EDIT: I'm one of those guys that's not really interested in religion on the whole. Same with philosophy. Lots of mental masturbation with no relevance to my life.