The rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma) — sometimes called an eel moccasin or red-lined snake ... black or dark blue back with three red stripes running the length of their bodies.

Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis, a new species of eel discovered in Taiwan. Photo by Chien-Hsiang Lin and Hsin-Wei Liu from the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica A snake eel with a fleshy ...

A nature photographer captured images of a striped snake molting in a rice paddy in Shiga Prefecture, a rare observation even among serpents in captivity. With the weather warming up, snakes have ...

For Chinese New Year, which falls on Jan 29 in 2025, many restaurants have rolled out elegant snake-shaped creations using vegetables and fruit. Others opt to showcase eels to symbolise the reptile.

The South Florida rainbow snake resembles less a rainbow than a rainbow's shadow: With its iridescent, blue-black back, yellow and red patches and three red stripes, the snake is ... on an expedition ...

A snake eel with a fleshy mustache and sharp teeth caught in northeastern Taiwan is a new species, according to researchers. Snake eels, or Ophichthidae, are a family of eels made up of 361 ...