The interior of the cabin at Bayall Edge. "The Water is Black with Venom" is painted onto the wall under a ram's skull.
I. Paradise Lost

Serpents in the Garden: Snake Imagery in RDR2

August 28, 2024 /

RDR2 features a motif of snake imagery as a way of alluding to Paradise Lost. Here are some of the highlights.

The giant snake in a tree outside Pleasance. The schoolhouse can just be seen in the background.
Giant snake outside Pleasance
John's hand holding the Coral Snake cigarette card, which is illustrated with a picture of the reptile.
Coral Snake cigarette card
A painting in RDR2 that alludes to mythology. It’s a mural painted on boards found in Lakay. In the center is a large campfire fire. To the right of the fire, a woman holds a snake up over her head. To the far right, a figure plays a drum. On the other side of the fire are two more figures, one holding a bowl overhead.
La Kay mural
The interior of the cabin at Bayall Edge. "The Water is Black with Venom" is painted onto the wall under a ram's skull.
Bayall Edge graffiti
A large tree outside Braithwaite Manor, which can be seen in the background. "Where the Death Adder Spits" is carved into the trunk.
Death adder carving at Braithwaite Manor
The Old World Scripts Point of Interest, which shows a snake carved in a circle around a foreign alphabet.
The Old World Scripts Point of Interest
The Ornate Dagger. A snake curled around a staff can be seen decorating the top of the blade.
The Ornate Dagger
A high view of the Snake Mound Point of Interest.
The Snake Mound Point of Interest

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