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TheAustralian Language, 1934)
Mad as a ..." and "silly as a ..." were recorded as meaning the same thing, so "mad" originally would have meant "silly" rather than "insane" (probably because of the way that cut snakes wriggle).
The phrase has changed meaning since then - in Queensland, at least "madder than a cut snake" means "very angry".
Having said that, Australian slang sites seem divided between defining the word mad in the phrase as meaning angry.
hope this was some help to you .
special thanks to "pamela" who I got this off, got it on her posting on March 17, 2006.
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