/lit/ - Literature

My entire life I have been fascinated by snakes.
I don't mean it in some metaphorical, or spiritual way, I just think they're the coolest beings on this world. I spend a considerable amount of time just thinking about their physiology, behaviour, evolution, ecology, and even their influence in human culture. Such is my obsession that they even influenced my career path.

I've read that most mammal species come hardcoded with the capability to recognize and react to snakes (as in, there are in born structures in the cerebral cortex specifically destined to recognize snakes). This along with how they have a prominent role on pretty much every single mythology human history makes me think that there really is some sort of connection between us and them.
I wish there was more literature about snakes, not using them as a symbol but centered around serpents themselves.

The picture is of a snake I found after a flash flood, lil nigga was super mad