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Gainesville, Florida

The Snake Wall

This roadside installation gives travelers a chance to stretch their legs. Don't worry—it doesn’t bite!
Beppu, Japan

Kifune Castle

An eccentric castle with snake protectors and spectacular views of Beppu.
Celebrating snakes living and dead, from festivals to shrines.
snakes

Snake Stories: Our Favorite Reads

Slither into the Lunar New Year with serpent-centered rescues, escapes, and celebrations.
Roxanne Hoorn January 31, 2025
Pura Tanah Lot
List

24 Places All About Snakes

Slither over to these serpent-centric destinations.
Roxanne Hoorn January 31, 2025
Tokyo, Japan

Kenashi Pond

Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.
The fearsome cryptid is said to grow up to six-feet-long and spit deadly poison.
cryptozoology

Inside the Decades Long Hunt for the Mongolian Death Worm

Some say the true death worm has already been found—slithering beneath the sands of the Gobi.
Mark Hay April 30, 2024
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross (<em>Phoebastria immutabilis</em>) in her 70s, was spotted courting potential mates at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
meteorites

Wonder Is Everywhere: the World’s Longest Snake, Disappearing Meteorites, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White April 25, 2024
Turns out there's been a whole other species slithering quietly by.
snakes

It’s Official: There’s Another ‘World’s Largest Snake’

Even actor Will Smith saw it slither through the Amazon.
Olivia Young February 29, 2024
Preston on the expedition to the Lost City in Honduras.
murder

The Archaeology Journalist Whose Adventures Are Stranger Than Fiction

From venom that can bubble human skin to a sealed Egyptian tomb, Douglas Preston's got an Indiana Jones thing going on.
Danielle Hallock February 13, 2024
Constanța, Romania

Glykon

An ancient Roman snake god, carved expertly into stone.
Slivered almonds optionally add dragon-like spikes to the serpentone.
snakes

Make Italy’s Christmas Snake Cake

In Umbria, the holidays mean a piece of sweet, almondy serpentone.
Andrew Coletti December 15, 2023
Fort Davis, Texas

Rattlers & Reptiles

A rattlesnake museum showcasing over 30 species, in a century-old building that used to be the general store in this tiny West Texas town.
Rodeo, New Mexico

Chiricahua Desert Museum

This rural museum is home to more than 50 local desert reptiles and the world's largest snake bite kit collection.
poison

Podcast: Snake Island

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, this rock has certainly earned its nickname.
The Podcast Team August 14, 2023
Some two dozen white tubes sit in front of a triangle lattice wall
Ibiza, Spain

Bibo Park Ibiza Botánico Biotecnológico

This Ibiza botanical garden showcases some wild machines that run on plants, literally.
voodoo

Podcast: Temple of Pythons

We visit southern Benin to learn more about one of the world's most misunderstood spiritual systems.
The Podcast Team June 6, 2023
Every year on May 1st the small town of Cocullo in central Italy celebrates its patron saint San Domenico Abate. The celebration resembles many other Catholic festivities, but during this religious procession the saint's statue is fully covered with living snakes.
snakes

The Italian Town that Welcomes Spring with Live Snakes

It's a good omen if the reptiles wrap themselves around the head of San Domenico Abate.
Dania Rodrigues May 5, 2023
islands

Snake Island’s Venomous Vipers Find a New Home in São Paulo

Scientists hatch a bold plan to save Brazil's critically endangered golden lancehead, which lives on a single infamous isle.
James Hall July 6, 2022