As long as humanity has kept records of its existence, legends about a race of snakes have persisted. These myths tell of a mysterious race of superhuman reptilian beings who descended from heaven to participate in the creation of humanity and to teach the sciences, transmit forbidden knowledge, impose social order, reproduce with us plants and to watch over our development. The serpent-like creatures were not alone, but were part of a retinue of superbeings whom the ancients considered gods. But in cultures as widespread and diverse as those of Sumeria, Babylonia, India, China, Japan, Mexico, and Central America, reptilian gods…