A ritual mound located in Adams County, Ohio, USA, and constructed in the sinuous form of a stylized serpent, holding an egg, or possibly a frog, in its jaws. At 386 metres long, 1.2-1.5 metres high, and with an average body-width of 6 metres, it is probably the largest serpent effigy in the world. Although no cultural material has been found within the mound, its proximity to an Adena village and burial mound testify to its most likely cultural affiliation.
The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology, Ruth D. Whitehouse, 1983Copied