As the fertility goddess, Ishtar was often associated with eggs, which were seen as a symbol of new life and rebirth. In ancient times, people would decorate eggs in honour of Ishtar and give them ...

A family faced a nightmarish ordeal on Monday night when they discovered two highly venomous snakes in their bedroom. The snakes, locked in a twisting, intertwined position, put on a jaw-dropping ...

Built during the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was a tribute to Goddess Ishtar. A replica of this gateway ...

This group otherwise contains land-based snakes such as cobras and mambas. There are also eight species of sea krait, Laticauda, a semi-aquatic group of reptiles that return to land to lay eggs. Three ...

As the fertility goddess, Ishtar was often associated with eggs, which were seen as a symbol of new life and rebirth. In ancient times, people would decorate eggs in honour of Ishtar and give them ...

That said, the similarities between these groups far outweigh their differences. All sea kraits and true sea snakes have ...

Russell's vipers, kraits and cobras were responsible for most deaths. The remaining deaths were caused by at least 12 other species of snakes. So many of the attacks proved fatal because they ...

Caledonia Village Board members voted to authorize CPD to sign a memorandum of understanding to be a participating agency in the team, known as KRAIT. CPD is joined on KRAIT by the Racine Police ...

But these islands aren’t entirely snake-free. Sea kraits sometimes come ashore to lay their eggs. Occasionally non-native species have been found on isolated islands, most likely having been ...

The results suggested the angry snake was a blue krait, otherwise known as a Malayan krait or Bungarus candidus — a nocturnal species that is known to have highly potent neurotoxins that can ...