An EgyptAir flight was forced to divert Monday after a passenger’s hand was bitten by a snake he had smuggled on board. Leer más.

The tropical island Puerto Rico is potentially vulnerable to invasion by some species of exotic snakes; however, until now no established populations had been reported. Here we report and genetically characterize the nascent invasion of Puerto Rico by an exotic constricting snake of the family Boidae (Boa constrictor) using mtDNA and microsatellite data. Leer más.

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Snakes, they inspire fear and loathing, fascination and ore. To some cultures they are pure evil others worship them as gods. The snake is a creature like no other. A spell binding seductress, a killing machine. Leer más.

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