YIWU, China—Li Bingnan got his orders in October: Design a snake-themed sculpture for his hometown——and make the scaly, legless creature cute. The Year of the Snake is slithering closer ...

and snake soup is regarded as a luxurious delicacy in Shanghai, Guangdong, and some parts of southeastern China, not all Chinese eat snakes. About snakes in China Many Chinese living in the north ...

for “his great contribution to herpetological research in China, especially in snake research.” The new species’ common name refers to the Yuanyang Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve where it was ...

Harry Harrison’s set of eight original watercolour and ink works takes cheeky digs at Hong Kong culture and politics; bidding ...

Perhaps the most famous representation of snakes is the Legend of the White Snake, one of China’s four great folktales. The story describes a romance between a mortal man and a white snake ...

The report predicted that by 2026 the market for exotic pets in China will reach 7.68 billion yuan, with a compound annual growth rate of 19.8 percent for reptiles. Turtles, snakes and geckos are ...

JIANGSU, East China — This time, White Snake frees herself. Leifeng Pagoda, her prospective prison, having sunk beneath the waves, she wraps her rebellious ...

TASS/. The Lunar New Year kicked off in China overnight on Wednesday or at 4 p.m. GMT on Tuesday. The Green Wood Dragon, last year’s symbol, is officially out, and the Green Wood Snake is in.

With China still regarded as an emerging market ... He is dubious that the Year of the Snake will be auspicious for the Eastern giant. “Things have arguably got a whole lot more difficult ...

a store from China, which is celebrating the “Year of the Snake” by giving gamers the chance to get “life-size” plushies of Ekans and Serperior. One fan not only noted that the plushies ...