As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

B efore he was identified as an indigenous god, Quetzalcoatl was simply a peculiar snake-bird carving on a broken stone tablet found in Mexico—a carving, it turns out, from the Mesoamerican ...

There couldn’t have been a better mascot for fashion than the snake, which is slithering its way into the Lunar New Year as the dragon sashays away. The snake, after all, sheds its skin, making it a ...

The Snake, symbolizing wisdom, transformation, and strategic growth, holds a profound place in Chinese culture, being one of ...

Chinese metaphysics consultant Vicki Iskandar tells PEOPLE exclusively what the Wood Snake will bring in 2025 and if it will differ from the Wood Dragon in 2024 Skyler Caruso is a Writer and ...

Chinese New Year in Mexico City is every bit as riotous as you'd expect, with the capital's Chinatown coming to life in a blaze of color.

Chinese New Year, sometimes called the Lunar Year, will kick off this weekend in El Paso and New Mexico with several events.

It's time to celebrate the year of the Wood Snake! Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival, marks the end of winter and the arrival of the spring season on the ...

Despite the negative press that snakes sometimes generate, the Year of the Snake is serving up a slew of positive possibilities for 2025. The snake brings with it wisdom, transformation ...

Editor’s note: A version of this post was first published on Feb. 1, 2021. An expert snake catcher puzzled his audience on Facebook by posting an image of a venomous snake and asked if anyone ...