Scientists have identified a new species of reed snake, Calamaria mizoramensis, in Mizoram, India. Initially collected in ...

With no permanent homes and little employment opportunities, snake catchers are easy targets for middlemen looking for cheap, seasonal labour TIRUVANNAMALAI, India, Aug 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) ...

India is home to many snake species, some of them highly venomous. Here’s a look at some of the most venomous snakes found in ...

STORY: The district is surrounded by a wildlife sanctuary and thick forests which often leads the snakes and other animals to sneak into human habitations. "I have caught around 47 snakes in the last ...

Burmese pythons have been wreaking havoc on South Florida's ecosystems for decades, and reports from the state suggests these massive constrictors have eaten nearly every fur-bearing animal in the ...

40-year-old wildlife conservationist Vava Suresh has a way with snakes. His life’s mission is to ‘love and guard’ even the most venomous of slithery creatures – he’s already rescued over 30,000 snakes ...

The remains of a fossil unearthed in 67-million-year-old sediments from Gujarat provide a rare glimpse at an unusual feeding behaviour in ancient snakes. A team pf international palaeontologists led ...