Snake

A medusa head sculpture, dating back to the first or second century, has been discovered during archaeological works in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium in the northwestern province of Düzce.

Medusa is known as a female monstrous creature that has snakes in place of hair. It is believed that those who gazed into her eyes had turned to stone.

A man who lives in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri catches snakes with his bare hands at a price tariff that varies depending on the length of the animal.
İsmail Kara, who lives in the district of Sarıoğlan and is known as the "snake hunter" in the region, has remedied residents' fear of snakes in an unusual way.

The appearance of a snake at a polling station in Aeto Xiromerou in the municipality of Vonitsa on Sunday startled residents and electoral clerks.

The adder, which is venomous though generally not aggressive, was removed from the primary school by one of the clerks.

The unusual sighting was first reported by a resident on Facebook.
 

There are 17 species of snakes in Bulgaria, 4 of which are poisonous, Georgi Krastev, a zoologist at the Sofia Zoo, told Focus Radio. Of these 4 species, 2 are dangerous to people - the horned viper and the common viper, but they bite only when really provoked, he explained.

Snake bites boom in the beginning of the summer. Alerts and warnings with pictures and reptile videos in parks and gardens are flooding social networks.

Because of the frequent rainfall, the heat and the burgeoning grass we can meet snakes in parks and gardens. Snake bites cases are already registered in Haskovo, Stara Zagora and Gorna Oryahovitsa.

,,There is no information on an increase in the snakes population in the capital. No poisonous reptiles were found.'' This was announced by the herpetologist Atanas Grozdanov.

The snakes are in a number that is constant and there are factors for their decrease and not increase, reported BNT.

Rumors about a "four-meter-long snake that can eat a human" have stirred panic in a northern Turkish village.

Turkish customs officers on June 5 found nine different species of reptiles—including snakes, tortoises, lizards, frogs, and scorpions—in a suitcase at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport. 

There’s no question that Brazil is home to some of the most unbelievable places in the world. Among all the beauty, however, lies a terrifying secret – so terrifying, in fact, that it’s actually illegal to visit.

A Holistic therapist uses snakes to massage her clients claiming it cures depression and even helps victims of abuse. Instead of traditional massaging techniques, Sarah Zaad uses up to six pythons and boa constrictors on brave customers who want to relax or be treated for mental disorders.