
“The snake stood up for evil in the Garden.”
" The Ax-Helve http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ax-helve-the/" (1923)
1920s
Source: The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad (2004), Chapter 24 “A Glimpse into Wet, Dark Jewels” (p. 147)
“The snake stood up for evil in the Garden.”
" The Ax-Helve http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ax-helve-the/" (1923)
1920s
“The woman is the subtlest beast in the garden,” said Papa Moose, “now that snakes can’t talk.”
Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, The Crystal City (2003), Chapter 3 “Fever” (p. 41).
Speech to the Conservative Party Conference (13 October, 1988).
“I'm a humanist; I'd rather kill a man than a snake.”
"Serpents of Paradise", p. 18
Desert Solitaire (1968)
As quoted in NME (2 November 1974) http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Freddie_Mercury_-_11-02-1974_-_NME.