Famous snake babies include Taylor Swift and J.K. Rowling. The reptile is revered or feared across global cultures.The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on January 29 this year. Also known as ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

In Greek mythology, the rod of Asclepius, entwined with a single serpent, symbolizes medicine and healing - an emblem still ...

The game shows the journey into the afterlife. Child: What about this snake one? Ancient Egyptian person: You mean ‘Mehen’? It’s named after a god in the form of a snake. Oh yes! That’s ...

An Egyptian Sufi man performs devotional dance with a snake known as "zikr" as he celebrates a religious festival, or Moulid, which commemorates of the birth of Muslim Prophet Muhammad's ...

Another equally prominent snake deity is Renenutet, the goddess of nourishment and harvest depicted as a woman with the head of a cobra who would watch over granaries. Central to Egyptian royal ...