Snakes have been demonized and feared almost since humans first encountered them. A plethora of legend and lore has grown up around the reptiles, much of it of a rather frightening variety. While ...

It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some popular myths about venomous snakes. We put together a list of commonly believed facts about snakes — particularly, ...

Snakes are some of the most misunderstood creatures on the planet, and the myths surrounding them have persisted for generations. These misconceptions often lead to unnecessary fear and harm to these ...

In Chinese culture, the snake seems to have an intricate relationship with the dragon, a symbolic emblem of the nation. Sometimes they could not be differentiated from each other, in other times ...

It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some popular myths about venomous snakes. We put together a list of commonly believed facts about snakes — particularly, ...

It’s that time of year again, when snakes are spotted in driveways, yards and wooded areas around metro Atlanta. Jason Clark of Southeastern Reptile Rescue in Griffin said the warmer weather and heavy ...

Last fall, the Tony Award-winning playwright and director Mary Zimmerman took her theater piece “The White Snake” back to the place where its central legend was born: China’s Zhejiang Province. There, ...

High-speed cameras have finally debunked a long-held myth: That venomous vipers such as rattlesnakes have much faster strikes than nonvenomous snakes. In some cases, harmless snakes actually have ...

Two pygmy rattlesnakes slither around in their habitat at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. File photo It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some ...