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  In nail-biting video, 60-year-old woman captures 20kg python alive with her bare hands

  India | December 13, 2019 14:36 IST

  A nail-biting video of a 60-year-old woman capturing a python alive that reportedly weighed 20 kilograms has surfaced on social media and will definitely give you goosebumps. The 1 minute 36 seconds video clip features Kochi's well-known wildlife rescuer, Vidya Raju. Ms Raju is famous in the city for rescuing wildlife in distress, especially snakes.

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  Two-headed snake found in Bengal village

  India | December 12, 2019 16:27 IST

  A rare two-headed snake was found in a village under Belda forest range in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, a forest official said on Thursday.

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  Elderly woman bitten by snake, carried 8 kms on bamboo stretcher in Pune

  India | December 05, 2019 13:17 IST

  A 65-year-old woman bitten by a snake in a small hamlet here having no proper road had to be carried on a makeshift stretcher by locals for over two hours to cover a distance of eight km to get her medical help, her relatives said on Thursday.

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  Shehala's classmates threatened for testifying against school

  India | November 25, 2019 6:50 IST

  Shehala Sherin (10) had died after being bitten by a snake inside her classroom on November 20. The victim's father, Rajesh, too said some people threatened them by saying witnesses would have to face the consequences alone.

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  Principal, Vice Principal suspended, protests mount over student's death

  India | November 22, 2019 21:59 IST

  Amid mounting protests, the Kerala government on Friday suspended the principal and vice-principal of the school where a 10-year-old girl had died of snake bite inside the classroom, as students hit the streets vowing not to enter their classrooms till justice was delivered to their schoolmate.

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  Wayanad: 10-year-old girl dies of snakebite in classroom

  India | November 21, 2019 14:08 IST

  The incident occurred while the girl was sitting in her class and the snake surfaced from a hole and bit her. Much precious time was lost after the school authorities dilly-dallied about what to do.

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  Snake ancestors had legs, cheekbones 100 million years ago: Study

  World | November 21, 2019 14:26 IST

  Snake ancestors that lived nearly 100 million years ago, had legs and a cheekbone which have disappeared entirely in their modern day descendants, according to a study which examined fossils of an ancient rear-limbed reptile called Najash rionegrina. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, showed that snakes possessed hind legs during the first 70 million years of their evolution, and had cheekbones -- also known as a jugal bone.

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  DJ Snake to be back in India

  Hollywood | November 12, 2019 8:15 IST

  DJ Snake popular for songs such as "Lean on", "Let me love you" and "Taki Taki", will perform songs from his new album "Carte Blanche" for the first time in India.

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  Man wears 'snake' around his waist. Watch viral video

  Trending | October 15, 2019 15:18 IST

  Man pulls a 'snake' from grass field. Twitter says 'well played'.

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  Snake bites drunk man. He bites it too. Into pieces

  India | July 29, 2019 16:40 IST

  "My son was drunk. A snake entered our home and bit him. He later bit the snake into pieces. His condition is serious. We are unable to afford the expenses of his treatment," Babu Ram, father of Raj Kumar said.

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  Squirrel kills snakes and eats it down, photos going viral

  Trending | May 24, 2019 13:41 IST

  See this viral photo where a squirrel is gulping down a snake to the last inch.

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  Shocking! Snake found inside ATM in Tamil Nadu, watch rescue video

  Trending | April 24, 2019 13:54 IST

  The snake was found behind some machine placed beside Automated Teller Machine which disburses money. 

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  Nag Panchami 2018: Date, Time, Puja Vidhi, Vrat, Muhurat, History, Significance

  Lifestyle | August 14, 2018 12:12 IST

  Here are the Puja Vidhi, Puja Muhurat, Date, Time, History of Nag Panchami 2018.

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  Actress Kalidasi Mondal dies after being bitten by a snake used as a prop

  Trending | May 10, 2018 17:09 IST

  Actress Kalidasi Mondal, who plays the role of ‘Ma Manasa’ – Goddess of Snake, every year died when a live snake bit her during the performance.

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  Deadly black snake found cuddled up with child’s soft toys, watch viral video

  Trending | April 12, 2018 13:49 IST

  The viral video shows how the venomous red bellied black snake was removed from the young girl’s room strewn with toys all over.

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  WATCH: Lady cop catches 9-foot long ‘Anaconda’ with bare hands in the video

  Trending | October 14, 2017 15:53 IST

  If you're scared of snakes, this video is just not for you!

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  WATCH: This man catching Black Mamba, one of the most deadliest snakes in the world, will give you nightmares!

  Life | June 29, 2017 18:02 IST

  A South African woman found this hideous 8-feet long Black Mamba in her house.

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  Indonesian man found dead inside giant python

  World | March 29, 2017 21:59 IST

  An Indonesian villager has been found dead inside the belly of a giant python who swallowed him on the island of Sulawesi. A six-minute video on the website of the Tribun Timur publication shows villagers

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  Venom of deadly snake that hunts young cobra can be used to make painkillers: Study

  World | November 01, 2016 14:04 IST

  Scientists have claimed that the venom derived from the long-glanded blue coral snake - one of Southeast Asia's rarest and deadliest snakes - may be used to make painkillers that manage pain without the side effect of addiction.

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  Scientists discover 200 million-year-old reptile species

  World | September 11, 2016 11:31 IST

  Scientists have discovered an extinct reptile species related to crocodile that lived approximately 200 million years ago. Lead researcher at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Emily Lessner named the species Vivaron