Mention the majestic qualities of the snake in the poem "Hunting Snakes" by Judith Wright.

's narrator in
"Hunting Snake" offers readers very specific qualities which define the snake as
majestic. Line four offers the first majestic quality of the snake: "the great black
snake." Here, the speaker defines the snake as great. In line seven, the speaker reveals
the "diamond scale" of the snake. The snake's possession of the diamonds proves his
majestic nature. 

The eighth line offers a double meaning, if looking at the
majestic nature of the snake. While "we lost breath to see him pass" could mean that
the snake frightened the couple enough to make them stop breathing in fear, this could also
refer to the fact that the snake's presence was enough to make the couple gasp for breath as if
they were in awe. 

Line thirteen offers the final descriptive word
illustrating the snake's majestic nature. The snake is described as "splendid." Again,
this word speaks directly to the magnificent nature of the snake.