You have no idea the kinds of things civil serpents have to put up with.I'm a civil serpent with the state.
civil serpent
noun used as a humorous synonym for 'civil servant' US, 1980
civil serpent
An unhelpful or otherwise disagreeable bureaucrat. A humorous play on the phrase "civil servant"; serpents are typically depicted as evil or villainous. I can't deal with any more civil serpents—they just keep sending me from office to office.
civil serpent
n. a civil servant. You have no idea the kinds of things “civil serpents” have to put up with.