The Rainbow Serpent is regarded by many Indigenous peoples as the creator. Known by many different names in various Indigenous languages, the Rainbow Serpent created the mountains and rivers and brought life to empty space. It was also a protector for those doing the right thing but if angered it would bring punishment and chaos to lawbreakers. The serpent is often associated with slumbering in waterholes and it was said that a rainbow was the serpent moving from one waterhole to another. The Wa