▁not ▁agreed ▁upon ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁rain b ows , ▁water , ▁rain , ▁water hol es , ▁rivers , ▁se as , ▁islands , ▁life , ▁social ▁relationships , ▁shape ▁sh ifting , ▁spirits , ▁go ann as , ▁birds , ▁sn akes ▁& ▁fert ility . ▁ ▁The ▁belief ▁of ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁S nake ▁as ▁a ▁water ▁spirit ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁forms . ▁Sometimes ▁it ▁is ▁simply ▁a ▁guard ian ▁of ▁a ▁sacred ▁pool ▁or ▁lake ▁and ▁will ▁attack ▁and ▁bring ▁ill ▁health ▁and ▁bad ▁fortune ▁if ▁the ▁sacred ▁place ▁is ▁not ▁correctly ▁respect ed . ▁ ▁At ▁other ▁times ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁S nake ▁is ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁powerful ▁water ▁spirit ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁rain ▁itself , ▁the ▁storm , ▁the ▁flo od , ▁the ▁life - g iving ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁sky . ▁Its ▁rain ▁is ▁vital ▁to ▁life , ▁yet ▁water ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁power fully ▁destruct ive ▁side ▁that ▁the ▁Ab origine ▁tribes ▁of ▁Australia ▁were ▁all ▁too ▁aware ▁of . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁the or ized ▁that ▁the ▁do z ens ▁of ▁stories ▁of ▁humans ▁being ▁sw allowed ▁by ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁Ser pent , ▁found ▁through ▁Australia ▁are ▁met ap hor ical ▁accounts ▁of ▁people ▁being ▁sw allowed ▁from ▁flo od ▁waters ▁or ▁being ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁la kes ▁or ▁a ▁pool ▁ ▁In ▁such ▁cases , ▁it ▁is ▁shown ▁that ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁S nake ▁holds ▁no ▁respect ▁for ▁people , ▁nor ▁does ▁it ▁have ▁a ▁code ▁of ▁mor