During the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC) and Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC), snakes kept their divine status, appeared frequently on bronze ritual vessels and began to ...

Nüwa, the mother goddess credited with creating humanity in Chinese mythology, is often depicted with a human head and serpent-like body, reflecting the snake’s association with reproduction ...

The Manasquan Library slithered into the Year of the Snake ahead of Chinese New Year, thanks to a visit from Miss Rachel from ...

a Chinese mythical creature that’s depicted as a snake and a tortoise. In the following dynasties, snake appeared less in cultural relics but was still seen as one of the 12 animals in Chinese ...