In a rare case, doctors found that a mass, which was believed to have been growing in a woman's eye for two years, was actually a parasite that sometimes enters the human body through the consumption of reptiles.

A parasite lived and grew in a woman's eye for two years. Doctors believe contaminated...

The headline of this report may inadvertently lead to mental imagery showing a snake performing tricks like an obedient dog. We can be certain with great confidence that these coils of sureshot death (well, not always) don't possess the characteristic canine impulse to obey agreeably.

Snakes have ability to evolve more quickly than their close relatives, reveals study

Anaconda has been immortalised by films, books etc. So whenever someone utters the words 'largest snake', our minds goes back to the scary image of the giant serpent slithering its way through the Amazons, striking terror and whatnot in people.

Has anaconda been dethroned as largest snake? Check deets about what scientists found

Passengers on a domestic AirAsia flight from the Thai capital city Bangkok to Phuket were left shocked and angered after they discovered a snake slithering along the plane’s overhead bin.

WATCH | Passengers discover live snake in overhead cabin on Bangkok flight

Archaeologists have recently unearthed an intriguing and lavishly adorned tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian royal scribe. The fascinating discovery is not just about a burial site, it's also a window into a time when the fear of venomous snakes was part of everyday life.

Snake-deterring tomb adorning excerpts from Book of the Dead discovered in Egypt

A shocking video from the city of Thane in the west Indian state of Maharashtra has surfaced on the internet, showing a 10-foot-long python dangling on the grills of a residential building's window.

Watch | Giant snake hangs from a residential building window in Mumbai

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- Australia man fined $1,500 for taking pet snake surfing, 150 million-year-old rare dinosaur to be auctioned in Europe, India: Women's Reservation Bill cleared in cabinet, no formal announcement yet.

Australia man fined $1,500 for taking pet snake surfing

A surfer from the Australian city of Gold Coast, whose video of surfing with his pet python went viral, has been fined nearly US$1,500 by the country’s wildlife authorities, as per Australian media reports on Monday (September 18).

WATCH | Australian man fined nearly $1,500 for taking pet snake surfing

A rather unusual incident occurred in Silsbee, Texas, near the Louisiana border, where a 64-year-old woman named Peggy Jones had a terrifying encounter with a hawk and a snake.

Texas woman caught in intense tussle between a hawk and snake, gets injured

A Florida duo, popularly known as the "Glades Boys", successfully captured the longest-ever recorded Burmese python in the state, which measured 19 feet long and weighed 125 pounds.

Watch | Man catches a record-breaking 19-foot-long Burmese python with bare hands

A bewildering video of a deer munching on a snake was shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda on the social media platform, which went viral.

Watch | Deer captured munching on a snake, video goes viral

A deadly cobra was found slithering in a plane's cockpit by South African pilot Rudolph Erasmus at 11,000ft in the air. The scary co-passenger was slithering under the pilot's seat.

Snake scare! Pilot finds deadly cobra in cockpit, makes emergency landing

Contrary to popular belief, snakes are a far bigger concern in Bangkok. Just ask the 199 emergency hotline operator that receives a call for assistance every 15 minutes on average, and 60,000 snakes are removed annually.

Report: Bangkok citizens report one snake encounter every 15 minutes

After being bitten by a timber rattler, William H. "Marty" Martin, a renowned snake researcher, who had been making important findings about the species since childhood, passed away.

Famous snake expert dies after rattlesnake bite

A flight attendant from an airline with operations in Turkey was recently startled after purportedly finding a severed snake's head in a meal. According to the Independent, which cited the aviation blog One Mile at a Time, the disturbing incident occurred on a SunExpress aircraft on July 21 between Ankara, Turkey, and Dusseldorf, Germany.

Watch | Severed snakehead found in airline in-flight meal, catering suspended

Researchers in Japan have developed an advanced snake-shaped robot that can climb ladders and wind its way up drainpipes, raising hopes that such devices will soon be used in surveying inaccessible locations in disaster-hit areas.

Japan develops remotely operated snake-shaped robots for disaster site inspection

An 11-year-old child, who was rescued on falling into a borewell after over 100 hours, has garnered praise from the chief minister of Chhattisgarh state in India.

11-year-old child gets rescued after spending over 100 hours in borewell with snake in India, say reports

A giant snake skeleton-like figure that is said to have been discovered through Google Maps in France has set Twitter abuzz, with many claiming it to be that of the extinct Titanoboa.

Giant ‘snake skeleton’ discovered on Google Maps, buzz on Titanoboa rife; but there’s a catch

Shoppers in a Sydney supermarket were in for a shocking surprise when they were greeted by a three-metre-long python at a shelf in the spice section. The spokesperson for the supermarket, Woolworths said, “It was a slippery and rare customer.

Rare customer: 3-metre-long python shows up, sends jitters in Sydney supermarket 

Snake venom, which can stop hearts or chew through tissue, could save lives. According to scientists, a 'super glue' made from the venom of a very toxic snake can be used to halt bleeding.

This snake venom 'super glue' can stop bleeding in seconds

A woman was about to go to sleep when she saw "piece of fuzz" moving on the floor. Later, she realised the piece of fuzz was actually babies of snake. Trish Wilcher, from the US state of Georgia, found 17 eggs of snake and eventually the mother snake after "turning the bedroom upside down".

'Freaked out': US woman finds 17 baby snakes under her bed

The arrival of European colonists led to a mass extinction of between 50 to 70 per cent of the snake and lizard populations of the Guadeloupe Islands, according to a large fossil study published on Wednesday.

European colonists led to mass extinction of reptiles, says study

People usually look at a python and get scared, but what if the 'scary' snake smiles back at you? A snake breeder has 'accidentally' bred a python that has three orange-coloured smiley faces on its body.

Man accidentally breeds Python with 3 smiley faces; Sold for $6,000

Indonesian police have apologised and pledged disciplinary action after officers draped a live snake around the neck of a suspect to persuade him to confess during an interrogation session in the easternmost area of Papua.

Watch: Indonesia police apologise for using snake in Papua interrogation

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