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title: The Rainbow Serpent
author: Mark O'Neil (Digital Tribes)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19913/the-rainbow-serpent/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2025-01-23
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# The Rainbow Serpent

_Authored by Mark O'Neil (Digital Tribes)_

## Image File

[![The Rainbow Serpent](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19913.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19913.jpg)

## Image Caption

Australian Aboriginal rock painting of "The Rainbow Serpent".

Photo by: [Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Mark/) O'Neil www.digitaltribes.com.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Tribes), M. O. (. (2025, January 22). The Rainbow Serpent. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19913/the-rainbow-serpent/>
### Chicago
Tribes), Mark O'Neil (Digital. "The Rainbow Serpent." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 22, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19913/the-rainbow-serpent/>.
### MLA
Tribes), Mark O'Neil (Digital. "The Rainbow Serpent." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jan 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19913/the-rainbow-serpent/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RainbowSerpent.jpg) by [**Mark O'Neil (Digital Tribes)**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RainbowSerpent.jpg). Submitted by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/ "User Page: Liana Miate"), published on 22 January 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. 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.