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The only snakes in Ireland are the politicians and what's in zoos and pet shops. There aren't even grass snakes.
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Ansley
St. Patrick is credited with driving the snakes out of Ireland. This is an odd statement since there are, in fact, snakes in Ireland! So what could he have driven out of the area then? It was common for the Druids to refer to themselves as “adders”
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St. Patrick is credited with driving the snakes out of Ireland. This is an odd statement since there are, in fact, snakes in Ireland! So what could he have driven out of the area then? It was common for the Druids to refer to themselves as “adders” or serpents of knowledge. When it is said that St. Pat drove the snakes out of Ireland it is a slur against the Druids.
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