There are still ceremonies with snakes in modern Greece. Usually connected with some Christian saints, on specific churches, but in reality the ceremonies are traces of the ancient habits of Greece

i honestly didnt know snakes were kept as pets, even as a greek.

The fact that snakes shed their skin and literally grow afterwards has always made them the perfect symbol for spiritual growth. From the Naga of Hinduism to Jesus commanding His followers to "Be Ye wise as serpents...", the idea of the Cosmic/Spiritual Serpent form is virtually timeless and appears in every single culture that have regular contact with them, and many cultures where reptiles are actually quite scarce (e.g. Northern Europe). Anyone who has ever had snakes as pets knows just how gentle and friendly they can be. The Ancients also made a distinction between a harmless snake/"serpents" and a poisonous "asp"/Cobra, for example. Although, snake "charmers" have been defanging snakes for millennia to make them safe to handle. They literally just cut/rip the fangs off. Crude, but effective and "magical" to the ignorant. Great vid. Happy New Year!

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Love it. Do we have any idea what kind of snakes?

You should make a video about eumenes of cardia

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👍 👍👍Happy new year!!

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