Life for a Look at a Snake

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Life for a Look at a Snake

• Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert,
  so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that
  everyone who believes in him may have eternal
  life.
• John 314-15

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The Facts, Please!

• Snakes are legless reptiles. Scientists believe
  there are over three thousand kinds of snakes in
  the world at this time. The greatest number and
  the largest ones are found in warmer climates,
  but a few kinds can also be found in cold,
  mountainous regions. Most snakes live on land.
  Some, like the water moccasin, live on land and
  in water. Sea snakes live in water. There are
  even snakes who make their home in trees.

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The Facts, Please!

• Snakes range in length from 5 inches or less to
  30 feet. All snakes are covered with scales that
  keep their bodies from losing too much moisture.
  Their eyes are covered with a transparent cap
  that keeps them open all the time. They do not
  have movable eyelids. A snake keeps flicking out
  its long, forked tongue while moving along the
  ground. It is collecting sensations of touch and
  smell.

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The Facts, Please!

• A snakes spine may contain as many as three
  hundred tiny vertebrae, each with a pair of ribs.
  The jaws of a snake are very loosely attached to
  each other and to the skull. For this reason it
  can swallow whole an animal two or three times as
  thick as its head. It doesnt chew its food, but
  its stomach juices digest all of the animal
  except feathers and hairs.

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The Facts, Please!

• Only about 8 out of 100 snakes are harmful to
  man. Some are helpful because they kill pests
  like rats and mice.

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The Facts, Please!

• The Sinai Desert has several kinds of snakes.
  Some of these hide in the sand and attack without
  warning. We dont know what kind of snake the
  fiery serpent in our story was. They may have
  been called fiery because of their bright
  color, the burning sensations produced by the
  deadly poison of their bite, or the hot fever
  that burned in its victims.

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Bible Story Fiery Snakes and a Snake of Healing

• Numbers 214-9