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While researching snakes, I came across this nifty little tidbit. It's a list of do's and don'ts when it comes to snakes.
A. Don't cross a snake's path unless you slide or shuffle your feet.
B. You'll have leg aches - other diseases - bad luck.
A. Don't eat in front of a snake.
B. When you get older, your throat will close.
A. Don't watch a snake swallow it's food.
B. Your neck will swell up.
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A. Don't watch a water snake swallow.
B. You'll lose your voice.
A. Don't open your mouth when you see a snake.
B. He'll jump in.
A. Don't kill snakes or lizards.
B. It will make your heart small - dry up - you will get a crooked back.
A. Don't burn a snake.
B. You'll get sores - rash.
A. Don't kill a snake when it is raining.
B. Lightning will strike your house.
A. Don't put a snake in the open when dead.
B. The lighting will bring it back to life.
A. Don't put a dead snake on a rock.
B. You'll cause a thunderstorm - it will come back to life.
A. Don't kill a snake with your hand.
B. Your hand will swell up.
A. Don't go to the bathroom in front of a snake.
B. He will be jealous of your wife and turn her yellow.
A. Don't pick up things between two fingers.
B. Only snakes do that.
A. Don't watch snakes having intercourse.
B. You'll go blind.
A. Don't step on a snake.
B. Your legs will swell up - get crooked.
A. Don't draw in the sand with your fingers.
B. Snakes will come to it.
A. Don't talk about snakes.
B. They will come around.
A. Don't laugh at a snake.
B. It will bite you.
A. Don't make faces at a snake.
B. It will bite you some day.
A. Don't spit at a snake.
B. It will get after you.
A. Don't watch a snake crawl out of its skin.
B. You'll get sick or jump out of your skin.
A. Don't shoot an arrow at a snake.
B. It will go crooked - hit something else - be spoiled.
A. Don't run over a snake in your car.
B. You'll have a bad life.
A. Don't break snake eggs.
B. The snakes will get you.
A. Don't wear anything made out of snakeskin, especially boots or shoes.
B. You will get crippled.
A. Don't touch a snake.
B. It has nothing and it will make you have nothing.
A. Don't call a person a snake.
B. You'll be bitten by one.
A. Don't urinate on roads that cross each other.
B. That is the same as a snake trail
A. Don't watch a water snake swallow.
B. You'll lose your voice.
A. Don't open your mouth when you see a snake.
B. He'll jump in.
A. Don't kill snakes or lizards.
B. It will make your heart small - dry up - you will get a crooked back.
A. Don't burn a snake.
B. You'll get sores - rash.
A. Don't kill a snake when it is raining.
B. Lightning will strike your house.
A. Don't put a snake in the open when dead.
B. The lighting will bring it back to life.
A. Don't put a dead snake on a rock.
B. You'll cause a thunderstorm - it will come back to life.
A. Don't kill a snake with your hand.
B. Your hand will swell up.
A. Don't go to the bathroom in front of a snake.
B. He will be jealous of your wife and turn her yellow.
A. Don't pick up things between two fingers.
B. Only snakes do that.
A. Don't watch snakes having intercourse.
B. You'll go blind.
A. Don't step on a snake.
B. Your legs will swell up - get crooked.
A. Don't draw in the sand with your fingers.
B. Snakes will come to it.
A. Don't talk about snakes.
B. They will come around.
A. Don't laugh at a snake.
B. It will bite you.
A. Don't make faces at a snake.
B. It will bite you some day.
A. Don't spit at a snake.
B. It will get after you.
A. Don't watch a snake crawl out of its skin.
B. You'll get sick or jump out of your skin.
A. Don't shoot an arrow at a snake.
B. It will go crooked - hit something else - be spoiled.
A. Don't run over a snake in your car.
B. You'll have a bad life.
A. Don't break snake eggs.
B. The snakes will get you.
A. Don't wear anything made out of snakeskin, especially boots or shoes.
B. You will get crippled.
A. Don't touch a snake.
B. It has nothing and it will make you have nothing.
A. Don't call a person a snake.
B. You'll be bitten by one.
A. Don't urinate on roads that cross each other.
B. That is the same as a snake trail
~Navajo Taboos; Ernie Bulow, 1991
2 Comments:
Lol, my wife hates snakes, when my oldest daughter gets mad at her she says she will send her to snake island when she gets old,lol, I love snakes, I'll have to make sure I follow this list carefully.
I love snakes too. Anything that eats mice is on my "luv you" list.
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