The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Belief: Animal

Warding off Snake Belief:

If you see a snake, say "my back, my belly" ten times and it should go away.

Submitter comment:

Informaer has tried it several times and it worked

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [P752] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BELIEF ; Serpent ; Snake ; SUPERSTITION