Snakes

The dapper terminator of rodents

Russell’s Vipers called Kolaku Mandala in Kannada, are ecologically useful species that play a pivotal role in preserving the balance of ecosystems they inhabit.

29 September 2024, 07:51 IST

The dapper terminator of rodents

29 September 2024, 07:51 IST

Snake for a cake: US man celebrates birthday with giant pythons, takes internet by storm

In a rather venturesome move, Jack Brewer decided to celebrate his birthday on September 6 this year in the company of his reptilian friends.

16 September 2024, 13:33 IST

Snake for a cake: US man celebrates birthday with giant pythons, takes internet by storm

16 September 2024, 13:33 IST

A family charmed by snakes

My hatred and fear of snakes can be traced back to an incident that happened a couple of years ago at our farm.

13 September 2024, 23:50 IST

A family charmed by snakes

13 September 2024, 23:50 IST

Meet Cyclone: World's second-most deadliest snake yields enough venom to kill 400 humans

The record-breaking quantity of venom that Cyclone produced is thrice the average of the normal yeild, which is around 1.8 grams.

20 July 2024, 16:52 IST

Meet Cyclone: World's second-most deadliest snake yields enough venom to kill 400 humans

20 July 2024, 16:52 IST

Kerala man mistakes cobra inside washing machine for clothing, narrowly escapes snakebite

The snake was coiled around the paddles of the machine which made it look like an item of clothing.

20 July 2024, 10:12 IST

Kerala man mistakes cobra inside washing machine for clothing, narrowly escapes snakebite

20 July 2024, 10:12 IST

Study shows how snakes got an evolutionary leg up on the competition

Snakes originated about 120 million years ago. Early snakes had vestigial limbs, with the oldest-known fully limbless snake living around 85 million years ago, according to George Washington University evolutionary biologist and study co-author R. Alexander Pyron.

23 February 2024, 01:19 IST

Study shows how snakes got an evolutionary leg up on the competition

23 February 2024, 01:19 IST

Karnataka forest dept to slither into snake research with PIT tags

At present, three private initiatives are conducting telemetric studies on king cobra, Russell’s viper and pit vipers.

13 November 2023, 21:40 IST

Karnataka forest dept to slither into snake research with PIT tags

13 November 2023, 21:40 IST

Bengaluru's snake whisperers: Scaling serpent awareness

Reptile Revolution

30 September 2023, 21:32 IST

Bengaluru's snake whisperers: Scaling serpent awareness

30 September 2023, 21:32 IST

CID Forest Cell seizes 9 species of snakes in Mysuru

The CID Forest Cell personnel also found one Snake venom milking unit. They also seized four civet cat sub-adults.

26 September 2023, 23:31 IST

CID Forest Cell seizes 9 species of snakes in Mysuru

26 September 2023, 23:31 IST

Cobra in shoe: Siddapura woman has narrow escape

Shali, a resident of Nelyahudikeri in Siddapura in Kodagu, was getting ready as usual to go to work on Thursday morning. When she was about to wear her shoes, she suddenly found a creature placed inside the shoe and stepped back immediately.

14 September 2023, 17:55 IST

Cobra in shoe: Siddapura woman has narrow escape

14 September 2023, 17:55 IST