n old prints of the Paradise-scene the 'serpent' does have limbs, looking more like a lizard, or (even likelier) a 'dragon'; only when specific mention has been made of the kind, e.g. Adder (which itself has been mixed up with Asp), or Viper, it has been given under a separate heading; 2. as the serpent represents any primeval, cosmic force, it shares the ambiguity of all ancient, elementary symbo