Archaeologists in Taiwan unearthed a snake-shaped artifact likely used in ancient religious rituals. The serpentine object, which dates back some 4,000 years, was discovered last year in Taoyuan City, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — An Austin Peay State University graduate student caught an amazing moment on camera in June: three cottonmouth snakes performing a mating ritual in a pond in Alabama. “There ...

Analyzing coprolites—the preserved poop of people—is dirty, stinky work. But every once in a while, it reveals something truly surprising. In the case of a new paper in the Journal of Archaeological ...

Archaeologists have discovered a snake-shaped artifact made around 4,000 years ago that was possibly used in ancient rituals. A team of researchers from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan ...

The artifact was sculpted and hardened at a low temperature in the Middle Neolithic Age in Taiwan. (all photos courtesy Hung-Lin Chiu) Archaeologists in Taiwan have unearthed a snake-shaped piece of ...

A rarely witnessed moment of snake passion was recorded in Florida’s Panhandle, when state biologists found multiple snakes gathered in a crack at the Jackson Bluff Dam complex. Such congregations are ...

What might be passed over as two oddly shaped rocks are the work of Stone Age artisans who sculpted the rocks into beady-eyed snake heads, archaeologists have found. It's a mystery why these ancient ...

Marines have been participating in jungle training rituals that result in eating tiny creatures and drinking animal blood for four decades now, and they are known for visually documenting the ...

A 4,000-year-old snake-shaped artifact was recently discovered in Taiwan, archaeologists said. Photo from the National Tsing Hua University's archaeology page Archaeologists in Taiwan unearthed a ...

A rarely seen moment of snake love was seen in Florida, when state biologists spotted a slithering mass of mating snakes filling one of the cracks in Jackson Bluff Dam. FWC Fish and Wildlife Research ...