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Eve's manipulator

According to the Midrash - the extra-biblical Jewish traditions - the snake who tempted Eve had two legs and could walk. Only after the sin did God punish the snake and deprive him of legs. ("... on your belly you will move ...")

According the BBC a new fossil has been found that shows a two legged snake.

What was lost tens of millions of years ago is now found.

A fossil animal locked in Lebanese limestone has been shown to be an extremely precious discovery - a snake with two legs.

Scientists have only a handful of specimens that illustrate the evolutionary narrative that goes from ancient lizard to limbless modern serpent.

Posted by SoccerDad at April 11, 2008 6:23 AM