The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #127964 Message #2862007
Posted By: maple_leaf_boy
11-Mar-10 - 02:41 PM
Thread Name: BS: Respect on St. Patrick's Day
Subject: RE: BS: Respect on St. Patrick's Day
I don't think that "driving out the snakes" was meant to be taken literally. Wikipedia suggests that the snakes were: "serpent symbolism of the Druids of that time and place, as shown for instance on coins minted in Gaul."