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China welcomes Year of the Snake

In Beijing, fireworks meant to ward off evil spirits, have been echoing in the skies for hours.

Indian scientists develop `snake robots` for rescue ops

Fitted with a high definition camera and ultrasonic sensors, snake robots are flexible enough to ent...

Asteroid wiped out snake, lizard species

The asteroid collision widely thought to have killed the dinosaurs also led to extreme devastation a...

Snake-catchers busy rescuing devotees on Sabarimala pilgrimage

Snake catchers are having a packed schedule during the pilgrimage season at hill-shrine Sabarimala a...

Over 2400 snake bite cases reported in Thane during six months

A record 2,411 cases of snake bites have been reported from Thane district of Maharashtra during the...

New species `blind-snake` found near Amazon river

In an exciting new discovery, biologists have identified six unattractive blind snakes each a meter ...

Snakes originated on land not sea

One of the most primitive snake fossils have debunked the belief that the slithery reptiles had orig...

Use fake snakes on Nag Panchami: PETA to snake charmers

PETA urged snake charmers to use fake snakes instead of real ones to discourage atrocities against t...

Two detained for snake bite deaths in Gondia

Police on Friday detained two persons following the death of two tribal children of a government-run...

Two die of snake bite in Thane

A man and his six-year-old daughter died of snake bite in the tribal Mokhada taluka of Thane distric...

Australia`s sea snakes `at risk of extinction`

Australia`s sea snakes are at the risk of extinction, marine biologists have warned.

Snake on plane: Pilot forced to land

An Australian jet pilot was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff as a snake a...

CRPF `CoBRA` faces snake trouble

Anti-naxal commando squad CoBRA is now facing incidence of snake bites among its personnel posted in...

Maha govt to compensate kin of farmers

Maharashtra Government on Friday informed the legislative Assembly that kin of farmers who die of s...

Now, an all India guide map on snakes

The map also provides details of the varieties of snakes found in a particular state.

This spider eats the snake

Some spiders in South Africa can tangle up a snake by trapping it in the sticky mesh and then spinni...

Unique sea snake discovered in Australia

A unique species of sea snake discovered in the Gulf of Carpenteria, northern Australia, has raised ...

Israel: Toddler chews head off snake

Thirteen-month-old Imad Aleeyan, who has six teeth, was found chewing on the head of the 30-centime...

Snake locomotion inspires new design for robots

Scientists have designed new machines for search and rescue robots by studying the locomotion of sna...

New snake species discovered in Tanzania

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has announced the discovery of a spectacularly coloured snak...

BSF men at borders vulnerable to snake bites

BSF personnel guarding Indian borders remain vulnerable to snake bites as a proposal to prepare spec...

All charged up for Kerala`s snake boat race

For the past few days a steady stream of tourists has been arriving at the Punamada Lake here to wa...

Spectacular new species discovered in New Guinea

A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a round-headed dolphin are among more than 1,000 new species re...

Vava Suresh- `snake man` of Kerala

He gave up schooling to dedicate his life to rescue and protect snakes and 25 years of dogged effo...

How snakes lost their legs

The internal architecture of an ancient snake`s leg bones strongly resembles that of modern terrestr...

Why snakes don’t need wings to fly

Scientists have discovered that some species of snake can stay airborne for up to 79 feet.

NATO is `mafia` and Obama a `snake charmer`: Castro

Fidel Castro has chided NATO as a "military mafia," and Prez Obama as the "best snake charmer".

Snake venom may hold key for heart disease, cancer cure

Japanese scientists have claimed that a number of toxins found in snake venom could help develop new...

Snakes may be in decline worldwide: Study

Distinct populations of snake species on three continents have crashed over the last decade.

Dino eating snakes

A snake, found 67 mn yrs ago, ate baby dinos, palaeontologists said.

`Green snake` reference not for Mulayam: Amar Singh

Hours after attacking Mulayam Singh Yadav, Amar Singh on Thursday night said that his reference to "...

Mulayam is a `green snake in the grass` for Muslims: Amar

Attacking Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for the first time after being expelled from the...

Ancient croc kin

A 60-mn-yr-old croc kin was a likely food source of Titanoboa.

Man bites snake to death in Orissa

In a bizarre incident, a 25-year-old gardener in Orissa, furious after being bitten by a snake, grab...

Give it up for the newest relaxing trend - snake massage!

Tired of the normal spa treatments? Well, then turn your attention to the latest means of pampering:...

Sonia Gandhi to attend Kerala`s snake boat race

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be the chief guest at the 57th edition of Kerala`s famed snake ...

Sonia Gandhi to attend Kerala`s snake boat race

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be the chief guest at the 57th edition of Kerala`s famed snake ...

Snake charmers steer clear of Mumbai: Hindustan Times

This Nag Panchami, animal welfare activists were happy to note that there were no snake charmers to ...

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