The serpent is a creature of contrasts, revered and reviled, bringer of wisdom and temptation. The horned serpent is the same, being viewed in different cultures as a force of great power and conversely of destructive chaos. I have always been fascinated by snakes, so the motif of the horned serpent was one I had to explore. Beyond the initial image of Cernunnos with his ram-headed serpent in Celtic artwork, I soon found horned serpents all around the world.
