The Rabbis told the following story:
Once there was a snake that was causing trouble. The people ran to Rebbe Chanina ben Dosa for help.
He said to them: "Show me its hole."
They led him to the hole, and he covered it with his heel. The snake came out and bit him. then, the snake dropped dead.
He threw the dead snake over his shoulder and carried it to the Bet Midrash. He said to The Rabbis: "See this, kids? It's not the snake that kills, but the sin that kills."
They replied: "Watch out for snakes, unless you're Rebbe Chanina ben Dosa, in which case, the snakes better watch out for you."
(Brachot 33a)
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