The practice of naming years after animals dates back to the Twelve-Year Animal Cycle, a tradition adopted after the Mongol invasion and influenced by the Chinese Zodiac as well. This cyclical ...

The year is 2024 in Sweetwater Jaycees, Texas. A young girl in a straw cowgirl hat holds a long snake in her tiny hands, ...

a Chinese professor and scientist, for “his great contribution to herpetological research in China, especially in snake research.” The new species’ common name refers to the Yuanyang ...

Also starring Bill Burr, this buzzy new Broadway revival is a surprisingly humane retelling of the pitch-dark play by David ...

CHINESE New Year is a season of abundance ... the symbolism of snake beans becomes even more pronounced. The snake is a creature of wisdom, transformation and renewal. Incorporating snake beans ...

When you think of reptiles, you might imagine them as creatures that blend into their surroundings with subtle colours like ...

The tortoise-snake Xuanwu is my favorite new mythological creature, as it can switch between swimming or lumbering across land, making it dangerously versatile. The Chinese also have access to fun ...

These ten forbidden places in the world are scattered across different countries, not to be visited for reasons of security and sanctity.

In the last ten years, at least 15 species have officially checked out, never to be seen again. It's ironic to think how ...

Again, in 1973, my favourite band, Queen, debuted their first album featuring their first chart hit: The Seven Seas of Rhye, ...