coolshark,
Remember that Yah was looking for a mate for adam amongst the animals too!
According to Josephus, all animals could talk. The snake, in fact, lived with both Adam and Eve. In Josephus' rendition of Genesis, God punished the snake by taking away his feet, and both Adam and Eve would smash his head because it was there where his thoughts originated. No prophecy, though.
According to oral tradition, Eve was Adam's third wife. First was Lillith, who did not want be Adam's underling since they were created together, and decided to run around with demons. He made a second one but Adam became disgusted when god made her in front of him, and saw all the internal organs, etc. Never could erase that from his mind. God made Eve from his rib after he put him to sleep so he would not see her internal organs.