Serpents

Pellets of the dry powder, when ignited in air, form snakelike tubes of spongy ash of unknown composition — the so-called Pharaoh s serpents . 

Pharaoschlange, /. Pharaoh s serpent. Pharmako-log, m. pharmacologist, -logie, /. pharmacology,... 

Scbwarmer, m. rover reveler visionary enthusiast (Zodl.) sphinx firecracker, serpent. Scbwarmion, n. exchangeable ion. 

Mercury (Mercuric) Sulfocyanate (Mercuric thiocyanate, Mercuric rhodamide). Hg(SCN)2, mw 316.77, white powd mp (decompn), poisonous si sol in w (0.07g/100g at 25°), sol in ale and in NH3 NH4 salts. Can be prepd by pptn of Hg nitrate with Amm sulfocyanate and subsequent soln in a large quant of hot w, followed by crystn. Used in prepn of Pharaoh s Serpent and other fireworks (Ref 4)... 

The sea snake is a marine-adapted serpent belonging to the family of Hydrophi-idae. There are many varieties of sea snakes with different colors, shapes, and sizes. They are well adapted for the marine environment and have a flat tail and a salt gland. Sea snakes are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters along the coasts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are not found in the Atlantic Ocean. 

Sticks of elder have been used to kill serpents and drive off robbers. Even today in Sicily, elder branches are still considered best for this task. Elder is believed to help deter attackers of every sort, including those of evil enchantment. There are tales told of witches who needed to hide who would transform themselves and take refuge in the branches of a nearby elder. 

Serpent. Return Theosophical Society. Conjunctio Rosarium Philosophorum. Androgyny. Separatio. Hermetic Yantras. Trinity Fire. Philisophical Egg. Matrix. Fountain. Christ-... 

Howey, M. Oldfield. The encircled serpent a study of serpent symbolism in all countries and ages. New York Arthur Richmond Co, 1955. 

Jennings, Hargrave. The Rosicrucians their rites and mysteries with chapters on the ancient fire- and serpent-worshippers and explanation of the mystic symbols represented in the monuments and talismans of the primeval philosophers. London John Camden Hotten, 1870. 339p. 

Gardiner, Philip and Gary Osborn. The serpent Grail.. ... 

Tyson, Donald. The tortuous serpent an occult adventure. St Paul (MN) ... 

It is a moderately endothermic and thermally unstable compound of high MW (AHy (s) +200.8 kJ/mol, 0.63 kJ/g). A large batch of the damp salt became overheated in a faulty steam drying oven, and decomposed vigorously, producing an enormous Pharaoh s serpent . 

Shine, R., Harlow, P., LeMaster, M.P., Moore, I.T. and Mason, R.T. (2000a) The transvestite serpent Why do male garter snakes court (some) other males Anim. Behav. 59, 349-359. 

The walls of Babylon were for some time preserved, and became the abode and receptacle of wild beasts, serpents, and doleful creatures, till at length even then the enclosures fell into decay, and the boundless plain was rendered an... 

The Chinese say A picture is worth a thousand words. The following is from Arthur Avalon s book, The Serpent Power, in which he records an experience that a European friend of his had. 

Arthur Avalon, The Serpent Power (New York Dover, 1974), pp. 20-21. 

Turning our attention to the Turret Room of Da ath, to the right of the eastern serpent-framed window, there is a purple pull-rope. It is used to lower or raise a trapdoor in the ceiling ornamented with the Prithivi-Prithivi symbol of the Mercury center, and from it comes a ladder that enables one to ascend to the battlements of the tower, which correspond to the crown center, the Sahasrara-padma, the thousand-petaled Lotus. 

Lamed—To subdue the most ferocious animals and have power to pronounce those words which paralyse and charm serpents. 

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