The reptile was named then ... serpentine, mythical Chinese dragon, is sure to spark interest worldwide." Professor Li Chun from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology ...

State media says Chinese and Western ideas about the mythical creatures are worlds apart Social media commenters spell out the difference for billionaire Elon Musk Chinese state media outlets have ...

Snakes weren’t always “little dragons.” In early Chinese cultures, they were powerful symbols of vitality and strength in ...

Festival ushers in the Year of the Snake, China is flooded with auspicious representations of the hissing, scaly reptile, ...

Almost all the body parts of the snake are believed to have healing properties in various traditional medicine systems.

Lunar New Year starts this week, marking an important holiday in China and other Asian communities. Lunar New Year ...

The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large ...

The snake may be less celebrated in Chinese culture than, say, the dragon – the coming Year of the Snake does not have quite the same ring to it as the Year of the Dragon. But the reptile is ...

There are more births recorded in China during the Year of the Dragon – which comes ... of as undesirable, as the reptile is often associated with evil in Chinese mythology.

WEIFANG, China (AP) — The brightly lit snake lanterns are topped with oversized heads that don’t fit the usual image of the slithery reptile ... “little dragon” in Chinese culture.