− | Aescelepsius, Greek god of medicine, is often pictured with a staff around which is entwined an Aesculapian snake (''Elaphe longissima''). These snakes were kept in hospitals/temples of the ancient Greeks and the Romans. [[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]] | + | Aescelepsius, the Greek god of medicine, is often pictured with a staff around which is entwined an Aesculapian snake (''Elaphe longissima''). These snakes were kept in hospitals and temples of the ancient Greeks and the Romans. [[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]] |