Some animals are especially slippery when it comes to having any surgery performed. The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

One of the largest naja cobras, the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) can grow up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) long. This snake is famous in both mythology and history, and some believe it to have caused the ...

Imagine a snake — coiled, elusive, and steeped in meaning — emerging from the depth of the world's cultural history to leave its mark on human imagination. Perhaps it's the rearing cobra, poised on ...

Perhaps it's the rearing cobra, poised on the golden mask of the Egyptian king Tutankhamun, a symbol of protection and divine authority. Or it might be the head of Medusa, the Gorgon whose hair of ...