The Serpents and The Snake Kings of Mesoamerica

The Book of Mormon relates a story about serpents that inhabit the land southward and keep the Jaredites from entering the region. Are these serpents reptiles or are they humans? It is interesting that once Lib destroys the serpents at about 1000 BC, we then begin to see the development of a group called the Snake Kings in the Peten of Guatemala and southern Yucatan at sites such as Calakmul and El Mirador. This video provides a theory that illustrates the connective tissue of who and why these events take place and it all revolves around the concept of transoceanic trade from the Levant to the Americas.