It was a test of faith. Once the staff had transformed - he was instructed to pick up the snake by tail - risking getting bitten - however, when he did as instructed - the snake turned back into a staff.
In Exodus, the snake is a symbol of power and authority. When Moses' staff turns into a snake, it demonstrates the divine power bestowed upon Moses by God. It also signifies Moses' role as a leader chosen by God to perform miracles and lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
According to The Bible/Tanakh/Old Testament, when Moses went before Pharoah, Moses' staff changed into a snake/serpent, and then back into a staff again. (Exodus 4:1-5)
God told Moses to throw the staff, and God turned it into bronze and it was known to be the Nehushtan staff. When this happened, the staff turned into a snake. God ordered Moses to pick up the staff and when Moses did, it turned back to it's original self. Many people in Moses' time destroyed it for other goods.
The Pharaohs heart was hardened, and the Egyptian magician also changed the staff into a snake.
first of all God turned the staff into the snake, and second, the magicians where helped by satin (WHICH IS A VERY MEAN PERSON)
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Moses fears that the Israelites will bot believe that he ha seen god and therefore will not listen to him. God tells him to show two miracles to prove that he has seen god. Those two are two put his staff on the ground and it will turn into a snake and the other is to put his hand in his cloak which will turn white. Moses than asks god what to do if they do not believe that so he tells him to get water out of the river which will turn into blood.Moses does not want to be the one to do this and this angers god, so he gets his brother Aaran to help.
The Bible often uses the staff or rod to symbolize the authority one has or the authority vested in him by another. Moses' staff became a symbol of his authority and commission from God when he appeared before the older men of Israel, also when he appeared before Pharaoh and the magic-practicing priests of Egypt. (Exodus 4:29-31; 7:9-12) And at God's direction, Moses lifted up his staff over the sea and "split it apart" that the Israelites might escape on dry land. Afterward God had Moses stretch out his staff again, and the waters plunged down on the Egyptians, drowning them all including Pharaoh! (Exodus 14:21-3; Psalm 136:15)
An Aesculapian staff is a symbol of the medical profession, consisting of a branched staff with a single snake entwined around it.
Eventually, if you join Ootu Mystics tribe, you will receive a quest to unlock Snake Staff. Possibly you may get it automatically, double check this ingame.