The mixing of metaphors of snake and pond is deliberate, to include fire and earth, water and air. We expect Serpentina will always be a pond in organic rearrangement.

Its direction and rate of growth will depend on our collaborative efforts and the usefulness of the information to you.

We welcome feedback and critique. We are considering on-line classes, a membership area where researchers (both within the academy and without) and others interested in specific areas could share in-depth material and have collegial conversations, a speaker's bureau, a journal, publications, and an interactive area for dialog among us all.