swallowing the sun

I go to the Columbas Zoo and out of all the animals I see and the photos I take, the thing I like the most is the ceiling of the reptile building. There are a lot of mythologies of serpents trying to eat the moon. An Egyptian story told of a snake that tried to eat the sun every morning as it rose over the horizon. But A god (Ra?) transformed himself into a cat and defeated the snake, ensuring the sun rose for yet another day. You can actually see the cat in the corner of the picture too.