[blam]

"Ah well,

so much for that conjecture!

THANKS".

Well, you got me thinkin'. Where did the doctors staff with the snakes originate?

[Grig]

"Well, you got me thinkin'. Where did the doctors staff with the snakes originate?"

From the same Moses and the brass serpent part of the Bible is what I've been told.

A winged serpent was also a representation of God to ancient natives of central and south America and is frequently seen in old ruins.

[APBaer]

"Where did the doctors staff with the snakes originate?"

Try here, Bill"
http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20001109.html

[SJackson]

The Rod of Asclepius in Greek mythology

though often thought to be from the Rod of Caduceus

who was the god of commerce, not medicine. Mercury carried a similar staff. Lots of snake gods/cults during the bronze age throughout the Mideast and Africa