Fantasy book mid 90's with a healing snake?

[Louis77]

I can't remember much just that the hero had some type of religion that he had to drink lots and I think they called it religion of the dog and that some how they gave him a snake that lived in his stomach and healed him of all diseases. So after that he could not get drunk anymore the rest is blurry read it in '95.

 

[tylenol4000]

Perhaps it was a Stargate novel? In the TV series SG1, the character Teal'c has a Larval Goa'uld inside his stomach. It is snake-like, and heals any injuries or illnesses. You should check out the different Stargate novels. There were some based off of the movie, but I believe most Stargate novels were based on the Tv series'.

 

[dwndrgn]

Well, the healing snake is a part of several Native American folklores. I know that it is mentioned in CE Murphy's Walker Papers books but I doubt those are what the OP is looking for. Maybe looking for books tied to this type of folklore might help.