I also think that the Reptile Scapegoat has been in action for a very long time. That naughty snake who tempted Eve, that scaley brute who is the Devil, those rotten Velociraptors in Jurassic Park, the Lizard-people in 'V', etc, etc.
'Cold-bloodedness'!
Dolphins can be much more vicious than your aberage lacertidae, yet for some reason the romantic human-mind paints rainbows over dolphins at the same time it paints fire coming from the lizards hellish mouth.
I think religion has a lot to answer for!
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