Damballah-Wedo, often simply called Damballah, is a powerful serpent spirit (loa) in Haitian Vodou, considered the primordial creator and a source of all life. He is typically depicted as a large, white serpent, sometimes with his wife Ayida-Weddo, who is also a serpent, often forming a rainbow. Damballah is associated with wisdom, peace, purity, and the creation of all waters through the shedding of his serpent skin