Precisely. I think he may have driven out some demons perhaps. But not literal snakes.

… from a different part of the world and over time the event was applied to the more famous Patrick. It is more likely, however, that the story was always meant to be metaphorical; serpents have typically represented evil in the Bible, going all the way back to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden. His supposed driving of snakes out of Ireland was probably always meant to symbolize his driving paganism from the country.
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Precisely. I think he may have driven out some demons perhaps. But not literal snakes.
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