Wyke Snake

Oikouros Ophis was the 'household snake' in ancient Hellas, the humble homestead guardian.  In a sense, this kindly protector of the domicile, found in many cultures, has been rewrit large, taking on the proportions of the primordial World Serpent; so now, the guardian of the Biosphere ('Earth Household').  It is the Drygand, of course, called 'Wyke Snake'-- oikouris ophis of the Biosphere, the dwelling of Life.  And he may also be considered, similarly, a novel form of the related Agathos Daimon, the 'guardian genius', writ large: the Agathos Daimon of the World.

Wyke(Eormanz)-- a form of the Indo-European root meaning 'house, village'.  Gk oikos (~'eco-'), L vicus, OEng wic (seen in names of English towns as '-wick').
Agathos Daimon(Gk)= 'good daimon', personal guardian often depicted as a winged serpent.