Snake Proverbs - page 3

When you mention a snake, have a stick ready in your hand. (Swahili Proverb)
A wepon which you don't have in hand wont kill a snake. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
One who has been bitten by a snake, when he sees grass he he gets afraid. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
The cow drinks water and it turns to milk; the snake drinks water and it turns to poison. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
A man's greed is like a snake that wants to swallow an elephant. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A person whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow an elephant. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
The fangs of the green snake and the sting of a wasp don't really make poison -- that is only to be found in a woman's heart. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Mistaking the reflection of a bow in a cup for a snake. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Man's heart is never satisfied; the snake would swallow the elephant. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Add legs to the snake one has just painted. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it. (Chinese Proverb)
Once bitten by a snake, he is scared all his life at the mere sight of a rope. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A dog cannot eat a bone tied to a snake. View proverb
African Proverb
You can't measure a snake until it's dead. View proverb
African Proverb
A green grass in the green snake. View proverb
African Proverb
A snake can shade its skin but it still remains a snake. View proverb
African Proverb
The mouse says: I dig a hole without a hoe; the snake says: climb a tree without arms. View proverb
African Proverb
If you can bear the hissing of a snake, don't complain when you are bitten. View proverb
African Proverb
Once bitten by a snake you feel suspicious even when you see a piece of rope. View proverb
African Proverb
It takes a season for a snake to change into its new skin. (African Proverb)
Where there is a frog, the snake is not far away. View proverb
African Proverb
A weapon which you don't have in your hand won't kill a snake. View proverb
African Proverb
He who takes a light to find a snake should start at his own feet. View proverb
African Proverb
A man does not run among thorns for no reason; either he is chasing a snake or a snake is chasing him. View proverb
African Proverb