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One hypothesis about the significance of the snake in Iron Age rituals is that the snake was revered and worshipped. What do you think about this hypothesis?

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Step-by-step explanation:

From times of iron age, there is evidence of people worshiping snakes or serpent and snakes are founds a place of respect and importance in the religious life of the people.

Snake representation shave been found on various sites at Masafi, Salut, Bithnah, etc.of United Arab Emirates which claims to be from the Iron age. There are remarkable evidences which are enough for the scholars to consider the existence of the culture of snake worship in the regional ritual practices.

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