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Was
the serpent
a snake,
a reptile,
or something
else?
Genesis 1-2
31 ”And God saw every thing that he had
made, and, behold, it was very good. And
the evening and the morning were the sixth
day.” (KJV1:31)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
Genesis 1-2
31 ”And God saw every thing that he had
made, and, behold, it was very good. And
the evening and the morning were the sixth
day.” (KJV1:31)
Lucifer had not entered the picture as the
serpent or a bad guy, yet.
Sixth Day – In the Garden
d
Enter Lucifer, the “shining morning
star” Isaiah 14:12 (CSB)
”Now the serpent was more subtil than any
beast of the field which the LORD God had
made.” Genesis 3:1 (KJV)
When God refers to Lucifer as
TheSerpent does he mean a reptile or
snake like creature or is God referring to
Lucifer’s behavior?
Let’s see some Biblical references that
refer to behavior not looks.
”And he [Jesus] said unto them,
Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I
cast out devils, and I do cures to
day and to morrow, and the
third day I shall be perfected.”
Luke 13:32 (KJV)
Jesus
called
Herod
a fox!
Jesus
called
Herod
a fox!
Behavior or looks?
“FOX. noun
1. …This animal burrows in the
earth, is remarkable for his
cunning, …
2. A sly, cunning fellow.”
http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/fox
Fox- synonyms:
baffle · bewilder · bamboozle ·
discombobulate · stump ·
confuse · perplex · puzzle ·
confound · disorientate · distract·
obfuscate
“O generation of vipers, who hath warned you
to flee from the wrath to come?”
Matthew 3:7 (KJV)
John called the Pharisees vipers!
“O generation of vipers, who hath warned you
to flee from the wrath to come?”
Matthew 3:7 (KJV)
John called the Pharisees vipers!
“O generation of vipers, who hath warned you
to flee from the wrath to come?”
Matthew 3:7 (KJV)
Behavior or looks?
VI'PER, noun [Latin vipera.]
2. A person or thing mischievous or
malignant.
http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Viper
Guinea
Pig:
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig
Guinea
Pig:
a person
used in a
scientific
test
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig
Guinea
Pig:
a person
used in a
scientific
test
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig
Guinea
Pig:
Behavior or looks?
a person
used in a
scientific
test
In following few slides we will
see various verses that refer to
people as something not
human.
Isaiah 56:10 (KJV)
10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all
dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to
slumber. (Are they really blind? Are they really dogs?)
Isaiah 56:11 (KJV)
11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they
are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way,
every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Philippians 3:2 (KJV)
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
Revelation 22:15 (KJV)
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and
murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Zephaniah 3:3 (KJV)
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are
evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Matthew 7:15 (KJV)
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but
inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Acts 20:29 (KJV)
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves
enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
John 1:29 (KJV)
29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:36 (KJV)
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb
of God!
Revelation 5:5 (KJV)
5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of
the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book,
and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Song of Songs 2:1 (KJV)
1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Song of Songs 4:1 (KJV)
1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast
doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear
from mount Gilead.
Song of Songs 4:12 (KJV)
12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up,
a fountain sealed.
Ezekiel 11:19 (KJV)
19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within
you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will
give them an heart of flesh:
From these few verses we can
see that God through the
various Biblical writers often
refers to behaviors and other
things when referring to people.
Next are some modern day
terms we use for people.
Chicken
Chicken
Yellow Belly
Chicken
Yellow Belly
Scaredy cat
Chicken
Yellow Belly
Scaredy cat
Card shark
Chicken
Yellow Belly
Scaredy cat
Card shark
Peaches
bubbles
bubbles
dear
bubbles
dear
Weasel
bubbles
dear
Weasel
honey
bubbles
dear
Weasel
honey
Sweet Pea
bubbles
dear
Weasel
honey
Sweet Pea
sparky
bubbles
dear
Weasel
honey
Sweet Pea
sparky
Sugar pie
”But I fear, lest by any means, as
the serpent beguiled Eve
through his subtilty,…”
2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)
Serpent
“This word is used symbolically
of a deadly, subtle, malicious
enemy.” (Luke 10:19).
Matthew George Easton, “Serpent,” in Illustrated Bible
Dictionary: And Treasury of Biblical History, Biography,
Geography, Doctrine, and Literature, (London: T. Nelson and
Sons, 1897), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 632.
Ezekiel 28: 1-15 Isaiah 14:12
Enter the serpent, Lucifer the light bearer
- He was full of wisdom. Ezekiel 28: 3-5
- He was perfect in beauty. Ezekiel 28:12
- He was full of understanding. Ezekiel 28: 4
- He was in Eden. Ezekiel 28:13
- Every precious stone was his covering. Ezekiel 28:13
- He was the anointed cherub. Ezekiel 28:14 (KJV)
- He was perfect in his ways. Ezekiel 28:15 (KJV)
- He was created. Ezekiel 28:15 (KJV)
Photo: https://longsworde.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blakes-lucifer.jpg?w=479
Lucifer
“Lucifer, son
of the
morning”
Isaiah 14:12 (KJV)
The
Shining
morning
star”
Isaiah 14:12 (CSB)
Photo: https://longsworde.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blakes-lucifer.jpg?w=479
Lucifer
“Lucifer, son
of the
morning”
Isaiah 14:12 (KJV)
The
Shining
morning
star”
Isaiah 14:12 (CSB)
Photo: https://longsworde.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blakes-lucifer.jpg?w=479
Lucifer
“Lucifer, son
of the
morning”
Isaiah 14:12 (KJV)
The
Shining
morning
star”
Isaiah 14:12 (CSB)
”Ye serpents, ye generation of
vipers” Matt 23:33 (KJV)
Behavior or looks?
Jesus speaking to the scribes
and Pharisees
http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Serpent Genesis 2
1828 – Serpent
SER'PENT, noun [Latin serpens, creeping;
serpo, to creep.]
4. Figuratively, a subtil or malicious person.
Maybe Serpent is referring to
behavior not looks.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snake Genesis 2
2019 – snake [ sneyk ]
2. a treacherous person; an insidious enemy.
Compare snake in the grass.
Maybe Serpent is referring to
behavior not looks.
Greek Strong's Number: 3789
Greek Word: ὄφις
Transliteration: ophis
Phonetic Pronunciation: of -is
Root: probably from <3700> (through the idea of sharpness of vision)
Cross Reference: TDNT - 5:566,748
Vine's Words: Serpent
Usage Notes:
English Words used in KJV: serpent 14 ; [Total Count: 14]
probably from <3700> (optanomai) (through the idea of sharpness of vision);
a snake, figurative (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious
person, especially Satan :- serpent.
Or maybe Satan entered into an
animal and possessed it like the
swine Jesus cast out.
“ So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us
out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
“And he said unto them, Go. And when they were
come out, they went into the herd of swine: and,
behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a
steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.”
Matthew 8:31-32 (KJV)
Was
the serpent
a snake,
a reptile,
or something
else?

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What animal was the serpent in the Garden of Eden?

  • 1. Was the serpent a snake, a reptile, or something else?
  • 2. Genesis 1-2 31 ”And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” (KJV1:31) Sixth Day – In the Garden
  • 3. Genesis 1-2 31 ”And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” (KJV1:31) Lucifer had not entered the picture as the serpent or a bad guy, yet. Sixth Day – In the Garden
  • 4. d Enter Lucifer, the “shining morning star” Isaiah 14:12 (CSB) ”Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.” Genesis 3:1 (KJV)
  • 5. When God refers to Lucifer as TheSerpent does he mean a reptile or snake like creature or is God referring to Lucifer’s behavior?
  • 6. Let’s see some Biblical references that refer to behavior not looks.
  • 7. ”And he [Jesus] said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.” Luke 13:32 (KJV)
  • 10. “FOX. noun 1. …This animal burrows in the earth, is remarkable for his cunning, … 2. A sly, cunning fellow.” http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/fox
  • 11. Fox- synonyms: baffle · bewilder · bamboozle · discombobulate · stump · confuse · perplex · puzzle · confound · disorientate · distract· obfuscate
  • 12. “O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” Matthew 3:7 (KJV)
  • 13. John called the Pharisees vipers! “O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” Matthew 3:7 (KJV)
  • 14. John called the Pharisees vipers! “O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” Matthew 3:7 (KJV) Behavior or looks?
  • 15. VI'PER, noun [Latin vipera.] 2. A person or thing mischievous or malignant. http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Viper
  • 17. Guinea Pig: a person used in a scientific test dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig
  • 18. Guinea Pig: a person used in a scientific test dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig
  • 19. Guinea Pig: Behavior or looks? a person used in a scientific test
  • 20. In following few slides we will see various verses that refer to people as something not human.
  • 21. Isaiah 56:10 (KJV) 10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. (Are they really blind? Are they really dogs?) Isaiah 56:11 (KJV) 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. Philippians 3:2 (KJV) 2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
  • 22. Revelation 22:15 (KJV) 15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Zephaniah 3:3 (KJV) 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. Matthew 7:15 (KJV) 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
  • 23. Acts 20:29 (KJV) 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. John 1:29 (KJV) 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:36 (KJV) 36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
  • 24. Revelation 5:5 (KJV) 5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. Song of Songs 2:1 (KJV) 1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. Song of Songs 4:1 (KJV) 1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
  • 25. Song of Songs 4:12 (KJV) 12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Ezekiel 11:19 (KJV) 19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
  • 26. From these few verses we can see that God through the various Biblical writers often refers to behaviors and other things when referring to people.
  • 27. Next are some modern day terms we use for people.
  • 40. ”But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,…” 2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)
  • 41. Serpent “This word is used symbolically of a deadly, subtle, malicious enemy.” (Luke 10:19). Matthew George Easton, “Serpent,” in Illustrated Bible Dictionary: And Treasury of Biblical History, Biography, Geography, Doctrine, and Literature, (London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1897), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 632.
  • 42. Ezekiel 28: 1-15 Isaiah 14:12 Enter the serpent, Lucifer the light bearer - He was full of wisdom. Ezekiel 28: 3-5 - He was perfect in beauty. Ezekiel 28:12 - He was full of understanding. Ezekiel 28: 4 - He was in Eden. Ezekiel 28:13 - Every precious stone was his covering. Ezekiel 28:13 - He was the anointed cherub. Ezekiel 28:14 (KJV) - He was perfect in his ways. Ezekiel 28:15 (KJV) - He was created. Ezekiel 28:15 (KJV)
  • 43. Photo: https://longsworde.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blakes-lucifer.jpg?w=479 Lucifer “Lucifer, son of the morning” Isaiah 14:12 (KJV) The Shining morning star” Isaiah 14:12 (CSB)
  • 44. Photo: https://longsworde.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blakes-lucifer.jpg?w=479 Lucifer “Lucifer, son of the morning” Isaiah 14:12 (KJV) The Shining morning star” Isaiah 14:12 (CSB)
  • 45. Photo: https://longsworde.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blakes-lucifer.jpg?w=479 Lucifer “Lucifer, son of the morning” Isaiah 14:12 (KJV) The Shining morning star” Isaiah 14:12 (CSB)
  • 46. ”Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers” Matt 23:33 (KJV) Behavior or looks? Jesus speaking to the scribes and Pharisees
  • 47. http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Serpent Genesis 2 1828 – Serpent SER'PENT, noun [Latin serpens, creeping; serpo, to creep.] 4. Figuratively, a subtil or malicious person. Maybe Serpent is referring to behavior not looks.
  • 48. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snake Genesis 2 2019 – snake [ sneyk ] 2. a treacherous person; an insidious enemy. Compare snake in the grass. Maybe Serpent is referring to behavior not looks.
  • 49. Greek Strong's Number: 3789 Greek Word: ὄφις Transliteration: ophis Phonetic Pronunciation: of -is Root: probably from <3700> (through the idea of sharpness of vision) Cross Reference: TDNT - 5:566,748 Vine's Words: Serpent Usage Notes: English Words used in KJV: serpent 14 ; [Total Count: 14] probably from <3700> (optanomai) (through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake, figurative (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan :- serpent.
  • 50. Or maybe Satan entered into an animal and possessed it like the swine Jesus cast out.
  • 51. “ So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. “And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.” Matthew 8:31-32 (KJV)
  • 52. Was the serpent a snake, a reptile, or something else?

Editor's Notes

  1. Luke 13:32 (KJV) 32  And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
  2. Luke 13:32 (KJV) 32  And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
  3. http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Guinea-pig GUIN'EA-PIG, noun In zoology, a quadruped of the genus Cavia or cavy, found in Brazil. It is about seven inches in length, and of a white color, variegated with spots of orange and black. ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig guinea pig noun [C] (TEST) a person used in a scientific test, usually to discover the effect of a drug on humans: They're asking for students to be guinea pigs in their research into the common cold. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig ===============================================
  4. http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Guinea-pig GUIN'EA-PIG, noun In zoology, a quadruped of the genus Cavia or cavy, found in Brazil. It is about seven inches in length, and of a white color, variegated with spots of orange and black. ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig guinea pig noun [C] (TEST) a person used in a scientific test, usually to discover the effect of a drug on humans: They're asking for students to be guinea pigs in their research into the common cold. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig ===============================================
  5. http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Guinea-pig GUIN'EA-PIG, noun In zoology, a quadruped of the genus Cavia or cavy, found in Brazil. It is about seven inches in length, and of a white color, variegated with spots of orange and black. ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig guinea pig noun [C] (TEST) a person used in a scientific test, usually to discover the effect of a drug on humans: They're asking for students to be guinea pigs in their research into the common cold. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guinea-pig ===============================================
  6. Photo: https://longsworde.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blakes-lucifer.jpg?w=479 12  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! Isaiah 14:12 (KJV) 12  Shining morning star, how you have fallen from the heavens! You destroyer of nations, you have been cut down to the ground. Isaiah 14:12 (CSBBible)
  7. Photo: https://longsworde.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blakes-lucifer.jpg?w=479 12  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! Isaiah 14:12 (KJV) 12  Shining morning star, how you have fallen from the heavens! You destroyer of nations, you have been cut down to the ground. Isaiah 14:12 (CSBBible)
  8. Photo: https://longsworde.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blakes-lucifer.jpg?w=479 12  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! Isaiah 14:12 (KJV) 12  Shining morning star, how you have fallen from the heavens! You destroyer of nations, you have been cut down to the ground. Isaiah 14:12 (CSBBible)
  9. http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Serpent Serpent SER'PENT, noun [Latin serpens, creeping; serpo, to creep.] 1. An animal of the order of Serpentes, [creepers, crawlers, ] Of the class of Amphibia. Serpents are amphibious animals, breathing through the mouth bymeans of lungs only; having tapering bodies, without a distinct neck; the jaws not articulated, but dilatable, and withour feet, fins or ears. Serpents move along the earth by a winding motion, and with the head elevated. Some species of them are viviparous, or rather ovi-viviparous; others are oviparous; and several species are venomous. 2. In astronomy, a constellation of the northern hemisphere, containing, according to the British catalogue, sixty-four stars. 3. An instrument of music, serving as a base to the cornet or small shawm, to sustain a chorus of singers in a large edifice. It is so called for its folds or wreaths. 4. Figuratively, a subtil or malicious person. 5. In mythology, a symbol of the sun. Serpent stones or snake stones, are fossil shells of different sizes, found in strata of stones and clays.
  10. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snake snake [ sneyk ] |SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR snake ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. a treacherous person; an insidious enemy.Compare snake in the grass. Building Trades. Also called auger, plumber's snake. (in plumbing) a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band. Also called wirepuller. a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it. verb (used without object), snaked, snak·ing. to move, twist, or wind: The road snakes among the mountains. verb (used with object), snaked, snak·ing. to wind or make (one's course, way, etc.) in the manner of a snake: to snake one's way through a crowd. to drag or haul, especially by a chain or rope, as a log.
  11. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snake snake [ sneyk ] |SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR snake ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. a treacherous person; an insidious enemy.Compare snake in the grass. Building Trades. Also called auger, plumber's snake. (in plumbing) a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band. Also called wirepuller. a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it. verb (used without object), snaked, snak·ing. to move, twist, or wind: The road snakes among the mountains. verb (used with object), snaked, snak·ing. to wind or make (one's course, way, etc.) in the manner of a snake: to snake one's way through a crowd. to drag or haul, especially by a chain or rope, as a log.
  12. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snake snake [ sneyk ] |SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR snake ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. a treacherous person; an insidious enemy.Compare snake in the grass. Building Trades. Also called auger, plumber's snake. (in plumbing) a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band. Also called wirepuller. a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it. verb (used without object), snaked, snak·ing. to move, twist, or wind: The road snakes among the mountains. verb (used with object), snaked, snak·ing. to wind or make (one's course, way, etc.) in the manner of a snake: to snake one's way through a crowd. to drag or haul, especially by a chain or rope, as a log.
  13. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snake snake [ sneyk ] |SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR snake ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. a treacherous person; an insidious enemy.Compare snake in the grass. Building Trades. Also called auger, plumber's snake. (in plumbing) a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band. Also called wirepuller. a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it. verb (used without object), snaked, snak·ing. to move, twist, or wind: The road snakes among the mountains. verb (used with object), snaked, snak·ing. to wind or make (one's course, way, etc.) in the manner of a snake: to snake one's way through a crowd. to drag or haul, especially by a chain or rope, as a log.