The 它(Serpent) 's JiaGuWen Chinese like N 's Phoenician picture... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet It is cool. from "Brain and Cognitive Sciences" view, seems all human-being has similar view of the它(Serpent) at that time.. but evolutionary process is different at later.
http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?submitButton1=Etymology&characterInput=%E5%AE%83 它 ‘s old meaning is snake (Serpent), but , now, 它 ‘s meaning is "It"...for example, he or she for human.... It for the animal. It is an horse... Chinese 它是一匹馬。
