Snakes

A rare Jurassic reptile known as Breugnathair elgolensis, was discovered on the Isle of Skye. This species has combining snake-like jaws with lizard limbs, shedding light on the origins of snakes.

What causes snakes to shed their skin? The reason might surprise you

As snakes grow, their skin does not expand; instead, they develop a new layer beneath the old one. When the time is right, the outer skin is shed, revealing a fresh, larger layer underneath.

One-year-old child bites snake to death in Bihar after mistaking it for toy, escapes unharmed

According to the child's mother, who spoke to local media, the boy was unaware of the danger and believed the snake was a plaything. The family discovered the dead snake near the child and immediately rushed him to the local community health centre.

Watch: Around 35 snakes found at house in Assam, rescued later

'Around 35 snakes were found in a house in the Kaliabor area of Assam's Nagaon district. The snakes were recovered by Sanjib Deka, an animal lover,' ANI wrote in a post.

IIT Roorkee professors discovere fossils of possibly the largest snake to have ever lived

New findings from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee suggest that fossils unearthed in Gujarat's Kutch region might have come from the backbone of an exceptionally large snake. This newly identified species, named 'Vasuki Indicus' (V. Indicus), pays homage to the mythical serpent coiled around the neck of the Hindu god Shiva and acknowledges its origin in India. Watch for more details!

Upset over earnings after performance, 4 snake charmers release snakes in Chambal Express

For the next 30 minutes, there was chaos in the unreserved compartment as passengers tried to climb on the upper births to save themselves. Some even hid inside washrooms till the “nightmare” ended.

World Snake Day 2023: The Kalbelia tribe, visible but voiceless

India registers over 58,000 snakebite deaths annually, almost 80 per cent of global snakebite deaths. The traditional practice of the Kalbelias, highly skilled in catching snakes and treating snake/scorpion bites, has been criminalised, and they lack land, livelihood and dignity. On World Snake Day, July 16, a look at the historical injustices meted out to this tribe of snake charmers.

Amruta Fadnavis poses with snakes and lizard in latest pics on Twitter

Social worker Amruta Fadnavis took to Twitter to share pictures of herself posing with snakes and a lizard. She shared the post on Friday.

Snakes as therapy animals: reptiles help heal in Brazil

Ribeiro has pioneered this method over the past decade at the treatment center, which features an open-air space where patients interact with lizards, turtles and a "jacare" -- a kind of alligator native to Latin America that is common in Brazil, including in the Amazon rainforest.

Why this python rescued from 29th floor of US flat is up for adoption. Watch

The NGO said the python was likely someone's escaped pet and added that the reptile would be available for adoption after a week-long stray hold.

All about Titanoboa, giant extinct snake species made famous by viral TikTok video

The video claimed that Google Maps had detected a gigantic snake skeleton off the coast of France. But fact-checking website Snopes debunked the claims, saying that the structure was actually an art installation.

New species 'blind-snake' found near Amazon river-bed

In an exciting new discovery, biologists have identified six unattractive blind snakes each a meter long at the bottom of a river-bed in Brazil.