But to the believersgathered in the tens of thousands along the riverbankthis was the breath of the Naga, the mythical serpent of Buddhist lore that many Thais believe haunts .
The serpent tempts Eve into eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge.
From time to time over 15 years, people have seen an enormous sea serpent glubbing about in Idaho's Payette Lake.
Old Nessie Beheaded At Arlington Park Kids love to climb on the plastic Old Nessie sea serpent which appears to be swimming through Allan Saxe Park in Arlington. But a vandal recently lopped off the monster's head.
June 18, 2013 - CBS Dallas - Fort Worth
Asheville Nature Journal: Do animals have 'fun'? Mink often seem to be a sinister presence because of their dark forms and serpent-like movements. / Elizabeth Ellison/Special to the Citizen-Times
June 15, 2013 - Asheville Citizen-Times
Humongous sea serpent dances for the camera An oarfish, the animal thought to be the inspiration to sea serpent tales, has been seen alive in rare footage.
June 11, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
Zeev Boim in Africasia Earlier Housing Minister Zeev Boim, also of Kadima, called for "attacks against the heads of the serpent, starting from (Ismail) Haniya and all those below him."
Martin Luther King in Royal Gazette As Martin Luther King Jr. said: "we must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart:"