# #208 – It’s not a simple thing becoming a snake!

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Podcast: [Recovering Evangelicals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/recovering-evangelicals-947295)
Published: 2026-04-17T15:38:52+00:00
Episode link: https://lukejjanssen.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/208-its-not-a-simple-thing-becoming-a-snake/
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## Resource

The evolution of venomous snakes was an incredibly complex journey that took hundreds of millions of years. Here’s the short version of this interview (~45 minutes) … with much of the really technical scientific bits removed …. And here’s the full-length version (over an hour) of our conversation with our guest expert. Buckle up your […]

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