Snake once never crawled ?

[Saint]

Gen 3:14 And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:





Before the curse, did snake crawl on the earth as now? Could snake have legs before that? And its legs were taken away after the curse?

[BoulderHead]

Did it say Serpent, or Snake?

[FZ+]

Actually, this is one part of the bible that isn't so bad, scientifically speaking. It is vey likely that snakes evolved from some legged lizard - as shown by studies of snake bone structure, and the discovery of some snakes/lizards with degenerated limbs.

Not quite so sure about the "cursed" and "eat dust" bit though...[;)]