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the serpents are incarnations of God called śeṣa ananta https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shesha which support innumerable universes
god in his Vishnu incarnation rests on the bed of snakes beyond the material world
śiva has a snake around him because śiva is an avatar of God within this universe
the Hebrew/Christian version of reality is a nonsense (although they are correct to be afraid of śeṣa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpents_in_the_Bible#Ancient_serpent )
यमाहुरस्य स्थितिजन्मसंयमं त्रिभिर्विहीनं यमनन्तमृषयः
न वेद सिद्धार्थमिव क्वचित्स्थितं भूमण्डलं मूर्धसहस्रधामस
yamāhurasya sthitijanmasaṁyamaṁ
tribhirvihīnaṁ yamanantamṛṣayaḥ
na veda siddhārtham ivakvacitsthitaṁ
bhūmaṇḍalaṁ mūrdhasahasradhāmasu
"All the great sages accept the Lord as the source of creation, maintenance and destruction, although He actually has nothing to do with these activities. Therefore the Lord is called unlimited. Although the Lord in His incarnation as
śeṣa holds all the universes on His hoods, each universe feels no heavier than a mustard seed to Him. Therefore, what person desiring perfection will not worship the Lord?"
even a cursory contemplation will tell you that God cannot be afraid of a mere serpent, no matter how powerful - especially when the serpents are an incarnation of God that gives rise to the material universe.
besides which, all beings are subject to māyā, which is a small fraction of God's power that bewilders, traps and confuses all adversaries.