People with a snake phobia might be comforted by the knowledge other UK species, such as the adder, smooth snake and grass snake, usually steer clear of buildings and urban environments.

Leonardo DiCaprio is a snake. A newly discovered species of a toothy snake in the Western Himalayas has been named in the actor’s honor, according to an “ongoing study” published in the ...

This makes learning how to snake the drain that much more important. And you can’t just pour anything down the drain to clean it, says Chris Petri, operations manager at Petri Plumbing.

Start by reading the manufacturer’s instructions carefully. A drain snake is effective at cleaning out a bathtub drain, but they could potentially damage pipes if used improperly. If you’re ...

In a shocking incident, a live snake was discovered in an AC coach of the Vasco-da-Gama Weekly Express travelling from Jharkhand to Goa on October 21. Several passengers spotted the snake ...

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Discover the deadliest snake on every continent in the world, including their habitats and fatality rates. Also, can you guess which continent doesn’t have any snakes? The Fer-De-Lance is the ...

Named ‘Anguiculus dicaprioi’ or DiCaprio’s Himalayan snake, the new species was discovered by the team of researchers from India, Germany and United Kingdom in 2020 A new snake species ...

The terms “snake oil” and “snake-oil salesperson” are part of the vernacular thanks to Clark Stanley, a quack doctor who marketed a product for joint pain in the late 19th century Jordan ...

What he did next was unexpected. The man, Prakash Mandal, grabbed the venomous snake by its mouth, wrapped it around his neck and went to the hospital. The doctors and patients were stunned to see ...