▁myth , ▁legend ▁or ▁story ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁relate ▁it ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁time . ▁They ▁were ▁the ▁bear ers ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁mor als ▁and ▁imag ery ▁which ▁kept ▁spiritual ▁values ▁alive ▁and ▁important ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁spirits ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁the ▁Bund jal ung ▁nation ▁Ab original ▁spirits , ▁the ▁Di raw ong ▁and ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁S nake , ▁continue ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁water , ▁which ▁originally ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Bund jal ung ▁People ▁of ▁the ▁' far ▁north ▁coast ▁of ▁new ▁south ▁w ales ' ▁and ▁' s outh ▁east ▁Queensland ' ▁area ▁ ▁Spirit ual ▁De ities ▁of ▁the ▁Bund jal ung ▁nation ▁ ▁The ▁Rain bow ▁S nake ▁The ▁double ▁symbol ism ▁used ▁in ▁its ▁name ▁is ▁considered ▁alleg or ic ▁to ▁the ▁dual ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁de ity , ▁where ▁being ▁a ▁Rain bow ▁represents ▁its ▁divine ▁nature ▁or ▁the ▁ability ▁for ▁water ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sk ies ▁and ▁being ▁a ▁Ser pent ▁represents ▁its ▁human ▁nature ▁or ▁ability ▁to ▁cre ep ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁among ▁other ▁animals ▁of ▁the ▁Earth . ▁The ▁Rain bow ▁also ▁shows ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁split ▁light ▁into ▁different ▁colors . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁Ser pent ▁of ▁the ▁Bund jal ung ▁people ▁may ▁differ ▁slightly ▁from ▁other ▁Ab original ▁representations ▁of ▁the ▁myth , ▁it ▁does ▁retain ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁similar ▁features , ▁stories ▁and ▁characteristics ▁common ▁in ▁other ▁areas . ▁For ▁instance : ▁its ▁gender ▁is