Before going home at night, he frees the five-foot rattlers to glide around the premises. In the morning, armed with a hooked stick and a burlap bag, he rounds them up. The seven rattlers seem to be working like a charm to ward off burglars. The key to his success is that most people find these creatures among the most revolting and terrorizing. My brother and I would sometimes capitalize on her phobia and place a rubber snake in her dresser drawer to enjoy a cruel laugh when she discovered it.
Few people relish the idea of studying snakes.
It may not sound like a very appealing subject, but these cold-blooded, legless reptiles are mentioned in Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, so it is therefore profitable for us to compel ourselves to consider these unusual creatures. Throughout the Scriptures, the serpent generally represents the devil. There can be great benefits to understanding this clever enemy. When I lived in the desert mountains as a young man, rattlesnakes were abundant. A basic knowledge about their habits and behavior helped me to avoid ever being bit, despite several close encounters.