And we all know (though we won't readily admit it) what the patriarchy
did then : the inquisition : "Burn the Witches !", women relegated to
a secondary-role in every social sphere. and this is changing only
slowly and painfully.
Incidentally, there's also a picture I've seen of a snake on the
qabalistic tree of life.
A snake on a cadduceus,
The snake-like formation of the DNA double-helical structure.
The snake world-instructors, Quetzalcoatl, Viracocha, etc...
The snake is also a phallic symbol or has to do with sex or the
knowledge thereof (or the DNA meme), or the giving of the knowledge
of sex. A freedom teacher.
Yash.