Why a Snake of all Things?

The movie “Snakes on a Plane” is one of those movies with a big title and not much content. The movie, starring the famous Samuel L. Jackson, gained a considerable amount of attention before its release, forming large fan bases online and becoming an Internet obsession, due to the film's title and presupposition. Despite the immense Internet buzz, the film's gross revenue did not live up to expectation.

This film reminds me of the so-called serpent in Genesis 3. If you are like me then you must really hate snakes. I don’t mean pet snakes. I mean stuff like Anacondas, Cobras, Western Browns, Death Adders, Taipans, and Black Tigers. Those are some deadly venom we are talking about right there. Don’t mess around with them. Whether the snake in Genesis 3 was as poisonous as the precarious tigers mentioned above, no body knows. One thing we know from the reading is that this thing in Genesis 3 was canny, smart, and outright dangerous. But this snake had something strange about it; something most snakes I know do not have. The thing in Genesis 3 actually speaks. Surprise!! Who can explain that?