Serpens

The constellation Serpens is very unique in many different ways. The most noticeable is that it lays in two parts; Serpens Caput which is the head of the serpent and Serpens Cauda, the tail of the serpent. These two separate constellations are joined to form one of the largest constellations in the sky. Serpens is also very unique because it is joined by another constellation, Ophiuchus. Ophiuchus is a man holding onto the serpent. These …

…camouflage, the Gods have placed them in the heavens for eternity. **Here, Serpens, the serpent, is seen struggling vainly in the powerful grasp of the man who is named O-phi-u-chus. In Latin he is called Serpentarius. http://www.gcbec.com.au/annew/ophiciusserpensw.htm ** References: Moore, Patrick. Guide to the Stars. Lutterworth Press Guildford and London; London, England. 1974. (pg 60). Moore, Patrick. Naked Eye Astronomy. W.W. Norton & Company Inc; New York, New York. 1965. (pgs 127-128).