Snakes deserve respect every year Spare a thought for these graceful, misunderstood and mistreated creatures as we celebrate the Year of the Snake. Jason Baker. The Year of the Snake commences Jan 29.

Snakes use a variety of techniques to capture their prey. Many are ambush predators, lying in wait to strike. Some use venom, a toxic type of saliva injected using sharp fangs.

S ome snakes are well-known for injecting prey with venom from their fangs. What’s less well known is that they produce toxic stuff at the other end of their bodies, too. Located at the base of ...

From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

Snakes also played an important role in Chinese mythology, most classically in the tale of Fuxi and Nüwa, the coupled deities who created the universe and humankind. Their likenesses — snake-like ...

The practice of eating other snakes helps reduce competition for food resources and ensures a steady supply of prey. In addition to the King Cobra, the Eastern Kingsnake in North America is ...

These aesculapian snakes originally escaped from the Welsh Mountain Zoo, in Colwyn Bay, Conwy, around 50 years ago and there have been a total of 240 snakes found in the surrounding area since.