Bible Verses About Serpents: Often sent as a punishment

And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;

Exhausted by famine, And consumed by heat, and bitter destruction. And the teeth of beasts I send upon them, With poison of fearful things of the dust.

neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;