Snakes have been around for over 100 million years and are one of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. They come in all shapes and sizes, and can be found in every corner of the world. Snakes are often misunderstood, and because of this, they have developed a reputation as being dangerous and sinister creatures. However, snakes are actually quite timid animals that would rather flee than fight. They play an important role in the ecosystem, and their presence is necessary for a healthy environment.
Throughout history, snakes have been both feared and admired. They are featured in many different myths and stories from around the world, including the famous Garden of Eden tale. In some cultures, snakes hold a special place of honor and are symbolically connected to spiritual beliefs or seen as powerful guardians.
In this article, we will explore 100 of the most insightful, terrifying, and fascinating quotes about snakes. From ancient thinkers to religious figures to modern-day celebrities, these snake quotes illustrate the range of perspectives on this iconic creature. Read on for some thought-provoking words about these unique animals.
Snake Quotes
- “There’s a snake lurking in the grass.”- Virgil
- “Never wound a snake; kill it.” – Harriet Tubman
- “The snake will always bite back.” – Jake Roberts
- “Even snakes are afraid of snakes.” – Steven Wright
- “A small snake grows into a big snake.” – Marty Rubin
- “Dragons and snakes aren’t so different.” – A.D. Aliwat
- “I don’t need to bite to fight!” – Viper, Kung Fu Panda
- “Snakes follow the way of serpents.” – Japanese proverb
- “One of my friends is Snake from Skid Row.” – Steve Brown
- “Snakes hide in grass, people behind their lies.” – Nopain
- “The snake stood up for evil in the Garden.”- Robert Frost
- “Use your enemy’s hand to catch a snake.” – Persian proverb
- “Can’t be no Mamba. I don’t want to be a snake.” – Nick Young
- “Every great story seems to begin with a snake.”- Nicolas Cage
- “An indigo snake leaves a lasting impression.”- Padgett Powell
- “An indigo snake leaves a lasting impression.” – Padgett Powell
- “I could never date a guy with a pet snake.” – Genesis Rodriguez
- “When you’re a snake charmer, you’re gonna get bit.”- LaVar Ball
- “Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, man – brilliant mind.” – The Undertaker
- “If you don’t put your crew on your album, you’re a snake.” – Skepta
- “The snake that cannot shed its skin perishes.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
- “Americans are the great Satan, the wounded snake.” – Ruhollah Khomeini
- “Round and round they went with their snakes, snakily…” – Aldous Huxley
- “He that has been bitten by a snake is afraid of a rope.” – Edward Albee
- “A kind word can attract even the snake from his nest.” – Arabian proverb
- “She answered, ‘The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit.’” – Genesis 3:11
- “If I could send myself a bunch of snake emojis, I probably would.” – Alaska
- “A snake can shade its skin but it still remains a snake.” – African proverb
- “When you see a snake, never mind where he came from.” – William Gurney Benham
- “Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.” – Chanakya
- “Were you always such a snake… or did you grow into what you are?” – Dean Koontz
- “The snake grins through his fangs, admiring Eve’s playacting.” – David Mitchell
- “You can’t straighten a snake by putting it in a bamboo cane.” – Japanese proverb
- “Look before you leap, For snakes among sweet flowers do creep.” – German proverb
- “Truth is as straight as an arrow, while a lie swivels like a snake.” – Suzy Kassem
- “When the snake decided to go straight, he didn’t get anywhere.” – William Stafford
- “Snakes, after all, have a great sense of decorum and order.” – Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- “No, I’m not a student of Snake Eyes, but we trained in the same dojo.” – Elodie Yung
- “If you see a snake, just kill it – don’t appoint a committee on snakes.” – Ross Perot
- “When a woman teams up with a snake a moral storm threatens somewhere.” – Stacy Schiff
- “There is no way to catch a snake that is as safe as not catching him.” – Jacob Braude
- “In neurotics, worm phobias are usually found as well as snake phobias.” – Karl Abraham
- “You can’t play a guy who’s just a snake, because what do you draw on?” – J. K. Simmons
- “Well, yeah, you listen to a talking snake and there’s gonna be trouble.” – Mike Mignola
- “Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart like a viper in its hole.” – Honoré de Balzac
- “Snake’s poison is life to the snake; it is in relation to man that it means death.”- Rumi
- “You can’t talk of the dangers of snake poisoning and not mention snakes.” – C. Everett Koop
- “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.” – Gautama Buddha
- “Snakes don’t hiss anymore these days they’re calling you babe, bro, sister & BFF.” – Rasarab
- “A snake lurks in the grass. (The origin of the popular idiom “Snake in the grass.”)” – Virgil
- “I think there’s a point to regulating, because there are snake oil companies.” – Anne Wojcicki
- “Look like th’ innocent flower,” – But be the serpent under ’t.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth
- “The Snake and Columbia river system is vital to the Pacific Northwest.” – Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- “I’m like Loki in Nordic mythology: one day I’ll be a woman and the next day a snake.” – Yung Lean
- “Once bitten by a snake, he is scared all his life at the mere sight of a rope.” – Chinese proverb
- “Growing up, my uncle had a snake and I always thought they were really interesting.” – Danny Green
- “Hope is never a foolish thing, although others will tell you it is.” – Mrs. Plithiver, The Journey
- “I tried to warn you, but no, no, no, you wouldn’t listen. You just had to.” – Sir Hiss, Robin Hood
- “He was a poison snake, and I was another, and on such terms we pleased ourselves.”- Madeline Miller
- “Snake Plissken walks in the room, any young actor is going to be a bit speechless.” – Chris Sullivan
- “As the snake is separate from its slough, even so is the Spirit separate from the body.” – Ramakrishna
- “You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing.” – Bob Dylan, Jokerman
- “I think the most alarming animals I have encountered are really poisonous snakes.” – David Attenborough
- “I always wanted to be a snake. Every time I saw a snake on TV. I’d always say ‘Why not me?'” – Dane Cook
- “I’m like a snake sleeping on a rock. I won’t bother you unless you poke a stick at me.” – Harlan Ellison
- “Fear is a tyrant and a despot, more terrible than the rack, more potent than the snake.” – Edgar Wallace
- “If there is a snake in the grass, you have to set the field on fire to draw it out.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
- “I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.” – W. C. Fields
- “There is something about snakes that is so wise, they have this uncanny perfection.” – Anton Szandor LaVey
- “The crookedness of the serpent is still straight enough to slide through the snake hole.”- Abraham Verghese
- “When you’ve been around a snake long enough, you learn how to crawl in the dirt.” – Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- “The cow drinks water and it turns to milk; the snake drinks water and it turns to poison.” – Japanese proverb
- “The human heart is never satisfied, just like the snake that wants to swallow an elephant.” – Chinese proverb
- “Self-love for ever creeps out, like a snake, to sting anything which happens to stumble upon it.” – Lord Byron
- “A relationship is like being in a forest, where snakes lurk awaiting the chance to entice.” – Anthony Liccione
- “A snake was never called by its name at night, because it would hear. It was called a string.” – Chinua Achebe
- “Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.” – W. C. Fields
- “The relationship with a snake is not like what we have with dogs, like how we can sort of cuddle a dog.” – Danny Green
- “I’m one of those people who snake through the crowd, keep my head low. I’m not looking for attention.” – Julian Lennon
- “My hike up the Snake Path at Masada was mystical. The fog rolled in, enveloping the entire mountain.” – Richard Edelman
- “A snake will always be a snake, even if you put a chain around its neck and try to make it walk upright.” – Lisa Alther
- “We must enlist our own snake and strike like a cobra against their vitals with an attack on Washington.” – Robert E. Lee
- “Not all the snakes are poisonous and not all the poisons are deadly! Keep this in mind when bitten.”- Mehmet Murat Ildan
- “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” – Matthew 10:16
- “I go around the country and do a simple gag like, ‘The property ladder is now a snake’ and get a real laugh.” – Jimmy Carr
- “I want to give up my bearings, slip out of who I am, shed everything, the way a snake discards old skin.”- Khaled Hosseini
- “I’m not about to go out and buy a snake for a pet. I mean, I may have faced a few fears but I’m not insane.” – Kristin Davis
- “Roger became a part of me, and when he went off the deep end and became a mad snake, I felt sorry for him.” – Michael Zaslow
- “To the unspoiled, even a snake bite is a loving kiss. But to the spoiled even a loving kiss is a snake bite.” – Mikhail Naimy
- “Anyhow, [snakes] are all, head and tail, good for themselves, and we need not begrudge them their share of life.” – John Muir
- “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would look people in the face and be like, ‘Your snake cake’s not good.'” – Nicole Byer
- “The world of men is dreaming, it has gone mad in its sleep, and a snake is strangling it, but it can’t wake up.”- D. H. Lawrence
- “The first time I showed the tattoo, it was big news in the newspaper: ‘She has a tattoo with a snake.’ It’s not a snake.” – Li Na
- “I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a direct battle while knowing the slow effect of the poison.” – Anais Nin
- “Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way.” – Kate Seredy
- “The snakes have their place in the agricultural economy of the village, but our villagers do not seem realize it.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Snake looks scary for us and we look scary for the snake! Always try to see yourself from the eyes of others!” – Mehmet Murat ildan
- “When Western filmmakers look for an Indian they want him to play a snake charmer, a chauffeur or a peanut vendor.” – Victor Banerjee
- “I’d like to make it very clear that getting bitten by a venomous snake is dumb, clumsy and nothing to be proud of.” – Romulus Whitaker
- “Snakes in the ancient world, because of their skin-shedding ability, often symbolized immortality or eternal youth.” – Alice K. Turner
Wrapping Up
Snakes have been a source of fascination for centuries, with their ability to inspire both terror and admiration. From the wise sayings of ancient cultures to the more modern musings from modern minds, these 100 snake quotes provide insight into our feelings towards these scaley creatures. Whether you’re looking for an inspirational saying or just something interesting to ponder, these quotes will have you looking at snakes in a whole new light. So the next time you come across one, remember to take a moment and appreciate this fascinating animal. Who knows – maybe some of their wisdom will rub off on you!
