Not only did the Israelites worship man-made gods and idols they were also into witchcraft and what we would call today spiritualism. The whisper of the snake or its 'hiss' from H5172 can be seen in context below and in my previous post I likened the snake to the evil thoughts that enter our mind and tempt us. Jesus commanded the tempter to "Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." Eve should have said the same when she was tempted.
Lev 19:26 Ye shall not eat [any thing] with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment,H5172 nor observe times.
Deut 18:10 There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter,H5172 or a witch,
2Kgs 17:17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire (human sacrifice), and used divination and enchantments,H5172 and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
2Kgs 21:6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, H5172 and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger.