And people call it what?
Do you still think that snakes (a synonym for serpent) can probably talk?
If a parrot can imitate sounds that can be considered *talking*, for lack of a better word, how do you know that some species of reptile could not have possessed the same ability?
FWIW, serpent and snake are not necessarily synonymous, otherwise the curse to crawl on its belly would be not only redundant, but useless.
Sheesh, anything but admit that creationists might have a valid point.
“And people call it what?”
People call the dawn sun-rise but that doesn’t make it an accurate refelction of what’s really happening.
“If a parrot can imitate sounds that can be considered *talking*, for lack of a better word,....”
There isn’t a lack of a better word, imitate is much more appropriate. The parrot doesn’t talk, it imitates sounds. Parrots can imitate a clock chime or a phone ring. Is it talking to the things in your house?
“...how do you know that some species of reptile could not have possessed the same ability?”
Well, no snakes identified by science to date show any anatomical features that would allow speech (or accurate imitation of sound) nor do any remains of earlier snakes. So if you’re going to make extraordinary claims, it is you that needs to provide some evidence to support them. Merely pointing out that another species can do so is like saying that because some animals have wings and can fly, there is a good case to support the existance Pegasus.