Contradiction with Genesis 1:26
This verse states man has dominion over creatures, contrasting with Paul's vulnerability to a viper.
Genesis 1:26: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Contradiction with Mark 16:18
Here, believers are promised immunity from taking up serpents, contrasting with the viper's attack in Acts 28:3.
Mark 16:18: They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Contradiction with Luke 10:19
This verse grants power over serpents, contradicting the peril Paul faces with a viper.
Luke 10:19: Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Contradiction with Psalm 91:13
Promises believers will tread on serpents, in contrast to Paul's encounter where he is bitten.
Psalm 91:13: Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. [adder: or, asp]