Bible Verses About Serpents: Often sent as a punishment

Wherefore the Lord sent fierie serpents among ye people, which stung the people: so that many of the people of Israel died.

They shalbe burnt with hunger, and consumed with heate, and with bitter destruction: I will also sende the teeth of beastes vpon them, with the venime of serpents creeping in the dust.

Neither let vs tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted him, and were destroyed of serpents.