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title: Rock Art Depicting a Horned Serpent
author: E. Kay Luther
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19599/rock-art-depicting-a-horned-serpent/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-10-29
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# Rock Art Depicting a Horned Serpent
_Authored by E. Kay Luther_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19599.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Rock art depicting a horned serpent, at Pony Hills and Cook's Peak, New Mexico. The horned serpent features in several Cherokee tales, where it is known as Uktena.
Photograph by E. Kay Luther, 2006.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Luther, E. K. (2024, October 29). Rock Art Depicting a Horned Serpent. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Luther, E. Kay. "Rock Art Depicting a Horned Serpent." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 29, 2024. .
### MLA
Luther, E. Kay. "Rock Art Depicting a Horned Serpent." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Oct 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snakerock.jpg) by [**E. Kay Luther**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snakerock.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 29 October 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.