One of the archaeologists in the expedition team, Satu Koivisto, said, "The previous discovery did not resemble a real snake like this one." He explained, "My colleague found it in one of the ditches last summer. At first, I thought he was joking, but when I saw the head of the snake, it gave me goosebumps." Furthermore, Koivisto also revealed that he did not like live snakes. However, after this discovery, he started to like them.

The shaman referred to is a person believed to be able to communicate with spirits, similar to the medical world but in the traditional belief of Native American tribes. The Stone Age society in this region has a shamanistic belief, which is the belief in various spirits or ghosts that is still a traditional belief in some remote areas of northern Scandinavia, Europe, and Asia. Lahelma said that snakes are sacred animals in that region.

Koivisto warns that artifacts like 'snake stick' may be lost due to the abundance of archaeological sites in dry marsh areas. In addition, wetlands contribute to its vulnerability and the degradation of fragile organic data sources due to drainage, land use, and climate change. "We must hurry before these valuable materials are completely lost," he concluded. (Report: M Bintang Alfan Nur Fauzi)