Since it was from a sacrificial pit, this snake is believed to be a significant prop used during sacrificial rituals in the ancient Shu, says Wang Fang, deputy director of the Jinsha Site Museum ...

The luxury world is having a lot of fun with the Year of the Snake – its sinuous coils ... New York-based jeweller Marei’s Damian Black Onyx Horn Talisman Ring features two fang-like black onyx horns ...

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 ...