Got a snake in the boat

[Wind Knot]

I'm okay with a nonvenomous snake in my boat. For real. It's a sight better than rats that eat wires. And rough seas kill a whole bunch more people than nonvenomous snakes. Fact. That's what makes rough seas a whole lot more dangerous than clowns or the dark or nonvenomous snakes. See, that's the thing about being able to differentiate between things that are harmful and things that don't harm anything. I don't understand the mindset that would rather remain willfully scared rather than learn how to identify and cope with things that are harmless.

Edit to add- Genesis references smashing the head of THE serpent. In this case, it is referring to Satan, who was also referred to as the shiny thing in surrounding passages. There are also references to snakes that shine a positive light on them, in Genesis, even!