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A '''snake''' is a scaly, limbless, elongate reptile from the order [[Squamata]].  A literary word for snake is '''[[serpent]]''' (a [[Middle English]] word which comes from [[Old French]], and ultimately from ''*serp-'', "to creep"<ref name="serpent">{{cite web | work=Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | title=Definition of serpent - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serpent| accessdate=12 October|accessyear=2006}}</ref>); in modern usage this usually refers to a mythic or symbolic snake, and information about such creatures can be found under [[serpent (symbolism)]]. This article deals mostly with the biology of snakes.

A '''snake''' is a scaly, limbless, elongate reptile from the order [[Squamata]].  A literary word for snake is '''[[serpent]]''' (a [[Middle English]] word which comes from [[Old French]], and ultimately from ''*serp-'', "to creep"<ref name="serpent">{{cite web | work=Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | title=Definition of serpent - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serpent| accessdate=12 October|accessyear=2006}}</ref>); in modern usage this usually refers to a mythic or symbolic snake, and information about such creatures can be found under [[serpent (symbolism)]]. This article deals mostly with the biology of snakes.