Drought and Serpents

Authors

John A. Tvedtnes, Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies

Keywords

Book of Mormon, Books, Ether

Abstract

The story of the Jaredites being plagued by “poisonous serpents” at a time of “great dearth” makes sense when one realizes that drought causes rodents and then serpents to migrate.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Tvedtnes, John A. (1997) "Drought and Serpents," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 6: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol6/iss1/7