Anteriax, a Snake Tale

Charles Adam
Anteriax is the snake who told Eve to eat the apple. It it is a common misconception that he was Satan.

He wasn't.

He was just bored.

It is also a common misconception that he once had legs.

He didn't.

They were wings.

A side effect of his curse was that he was granted eternal life to consider his punishment. He wandered, (slithered) far and wide across the world, looking for something to do. He ended up in South America and started telling stories to the locals. After a time the people sealed him up under a mountain and began worshiping him. He has been in a space the size of a hatbox for the last 1300 years.

He has no regrets.

Published by Charles Adam

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  • Anson Brehmer4/10/2009

    Interesting little poem/tale.

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