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 ...

A new exhibition in Mexico City explores how the sacred myth that marked the site of the ancient Mexica — or Azetc — capital ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...