As the new moon rises this week, it ushers in a new year on the lunar calendar used by many cultures across East and Southeast Asia. On the Chinese zodiac’s 12-year lunar cycle, 2025 is the Year of ...

There are 55 species of snakes that live their entire lives in the ocean, called sea snakes. The snakes have become so good at living in the water that they cannot even crawl on the land because of ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some dwell ...

Snakes "smell" with their forked tongues, collecting scent particles to analyze with their Jacobson's organ. Snakes don't have external ears. They sense vibrations through their jawbone and inner ear.

Several times now, I have gone to the North Chagrin Metroparks and seen families with nets and children either handling or collecting frogs and snakes. In one situation, the children were screaming as ...

"Snakes aren't evil — they're misunderstood," Socratis Christoforu said of his family's love for the reptiles Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...