Show think snake worshippers Wor shippers built huge serpent mound one of the strangest indian relics in america is the serpent mound in adams county ohio 1300 feet long 30 feet across in parts and four to five feet high the 11 serpents head rests on a rocky platform above a creek and its jaws are opened wide in the att of swallowing an egg the body curves gracefully and the tapering tall tail is wrapped in three tight coils its purpose is unknown though some persons believe that the indians who built it must have worshiped snakes the mound is now a state park |