Bayou Teche snake sculpture inspired by Chitimacha legend

Last Updated 3/1/2023In Facebook Posts

Louisiana bayou snake sculpture

    In Breaux Bridge, La., on the bank of the Bayou Teche sits a remarkable granite sculpture of a legendary snake. The body of the snake is designed to follow the exact shape and route of the bayou as it winds its way through the Teche Country of south Louisiana – from Port Barre and Breaux Bridge through New Iberia, Franklin and Morgan City.

    The sculpture was inspired by a Chitimacha legend involving a huge snake, many miles long, that was the enemy of the tribe. Legend has it that Chitimacha warriors finally killed the snake, and Bayou Teche was formed where the snake's body lay. (Bayou Teche in the Chitimacha language means "Snake Bayou.")

    More about this legend can be found here. Interesting details about the snake sculpture can be found here.

    Several books about intriguing south Louisiana, its people and its culture are available from Acadian House Publishing, at www.acadianhouse.com/south-louisiana-regional. These include 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘱 π˜ͺ𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘢𝘡𝘩 π˜“π˜°π˜Άπ˜ͺ𝘴π˜ͺ𝘒𝘯𝘒, π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜›π˜³π˜Άπ˜΅π˜© 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘡 𝘡𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘒𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 π˜‰π˜’π˜Ίπ˜°π˜Ά π˜›π˜¦π˜€π˜©π˜¦, and others.

 

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