[Photo provided to China Daily] For example, there is a bronze sword from the state with its handle in the shape of a snake’s head which opens its mouth from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24).

There is another misconception about their fangs. "Some people say they are in the back of the mouth," Vandeventer ... said ...

Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci ...

The specialized set of teeth in their upper jaw grips prey as they work it down their throat. And finally, many species of snakes can thrive in specific environments. For example, the hognose ...

In Chinese culture, the snake seems to have an intricate relationship with the dragon, a symbolic emblem of the nation. Sometimes they could not be differentiated from each other, in other times ...