Soul singer, Al Wilson made helped it come to life by recording The Snake into a song in 1968.
The Snake, written by civil rights activist Oscar Brown Jr in 1963, talks about a woman who tends to a sick snake and nurtures it back to health, only for the snake to bite her in the bed.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Lines included: "'Oh, shut up, silly woman,' said that reptile with a grin "'Now you knew darn well I was a snake before you brought me in.'"