Snakes

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

Charmed life: Bitten 10 times, Haryana man rescues 5,600 snakes in a decade

The 28-year-old man from Bhattu Kalan village said he has been rescuing snakes, which enter people's homes in the rural hinterland and other places, for nearly a decade now.

20 August 2023, 05:02 IST

Charmed life: Bitten 10 times, Haryana man rescues 5,600 snakes in a decade

20 August 2023, 05:02 IST

Missing hiss, absent croaks: Monsoon in K'taka forests

Monsoon plays a vital role in the life cycle of frogs as they mate and lay eggs during the season.

03 August 2023, 21:29 IST

Missing hiss, absent croaks: Monsoon story in Karnataka forests

Missing hiss, absent croaks: Monsoon in K'taka forests

03 August 2023, 21:29 IST

Man 'releases' snake in Hyderabad municipality office

The man is said to have caught the snake himself after it reportedly entered his house,

27 July 2023, 05:04 IST

Vexed over official apathy, man 'releases' snake in GHMC ward office

Man 'releases' snake in Hyderabad municipality office

27 July 2023, 05:04 IST

Three students die of snake bite in Odisha’s Keonjhar

The incident took place on July 22 night when four students, all minors, were sleeping on the floor in the coaching centre hostel, the police said.

23 July 2023, 09:05 IST

Three students die of snake bite in Odisha’s Keonjhar

23 July 2023, 09:05 IST

India is snakebite capital of the world

India is home to more than 300 species of snakes some are venomous.

09 July 2023, 07:50 IST

India is snakebite capital of the world

09 July 2023, 07:50 IST