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Book Review | Snake Mythologies From Around The World

Book Review | Snake Mythologies From Around The World

The book is a formidable exploration of the practice of ophiolatry (the worship of serpents), myths and symbols ranging...

13 Sept 2025 4:45 PM IST

The reaction which is induced by animal groups feared from birth could have been embedded in the brain for an evolutionarily long time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fear of spiders, snakes deeply embedded in us: study

Fear of snakes and spiders is of evolutionary origin. Mechanisms in our brains enable us to identify them and we react...

24 Oct 2017 2:10 PM IST

The man had bought the vipers in eastern Zhejiang province and was taking them home to the southern city of Guangzhou to make snake wine.(Photo: AFP)

Man caught with 50 vipers in his suitcase in China

The man had bought the vipers in eastern Zhejiang province and was taking them home to the southern city of Guangzhou to...

2 Oct 2017 5:40 PM IST

The seized sand boa.

Cops seize snakes worth Rs 3 crore, arrest trio

The accused had allegedly struck a deal with people belonging to an international gang of wildlife smugglers.

25 Nov 2018 1:48 AM IST

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Japanese birds' 'snake' calls conjure mental images

Researchers played recordings of songbird calls warning of a snake. Find out what happened next.

30 Jan 2018 12:25 PM IST

A 36-year-old woman has been found dead with a python wrapped around her neck in a home in the mid-western US state of Indiana which housed around 140 snakes, police said. (Photo: Facebook/ LauraHust)

36-year-old US woman has 140 snakes; found with Python wrapped around...

Hurst, of Battle Ground, Indiana, had an eight-foot (2.4-meter) reticulated python wrapped around her neck.

2 Nov 2019 12:50 PM IST

Rat snakes are medium to large constrictors and are found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere.

3 snakes rescued from city areas

Reptile sightings are usually reported from areas adjoining forests, like Mulund, Thane, Borivali and Vikhroli, says...

27 July 2019 7:35 AM IST

The two-headed timber rattlesnake. (Photo: Herpetological Associates, Inc./AP)

Snake with two brains spotted

Rare, two-headed rattlesnake found in New Jersey forest.

7 Sept 2019 12:19 PM IST

The snakelets would be released in their natural habitat (Photo: YouTube)

Horrified family in Odisha discover 111 baby cobras in their house

Villagers however claimed that the man, Bijay Bhuyan was aware of the presence of snakes there an used to worship them.

25 Jun 2018 6:01 PM IST

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Egyptian in Red Sea resort town charms snakes to sleep

The 29-year-old has more than 13 snakes and hopes that snake charming could become a growth industry in Egypt.

8 Aug 2018 11:05 AM IST

Jamie Fenske was lucky to spot timber rattlesnakes indulging in a combat dance during breeding season (Photo: Pixabay)

Snake enthusiast films rare footage of snakes indulging in 'combat...

This is meant to assert dominance and create an impression over the female as part of courtship.

3 Aug 2018 7:45 PM IST

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Cambodian reptile cafe slithers into people's hearts

Customers sip on their lattes and get up close and personal with the reptiles.

6 Sept 2018 2:47 PM IST