>>11898669It's just linguistics. Not necessarily my interpretation, but I've actually ran into this problem before. It could be a cross translation between arabic or aramaic to greek. The reason I choose to believe it is because I already know of the symbolism (and constellations) shared between snakes, vipers, eagles, and scorpions, so it seems to make sense naturally.
Such is the way of esoteric mysteries.
Furthermore, we should ponder on the symbolism of the whip. Its shape should be indicative and obvious enough by itself, but Jesus and John brought with them another trend: Leather Belts.
I'm unsure if they had buckles back then, but being as Moses was a skilled metalsmith, I'm willing to bet they did. Buckles are a thing in heraldry, and a very ornate one was exhumed at the tomb of tournai where one of the Merovingians kings were buried.
