The rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma) — sometimes called an eel moccasin or red-lined snake — is a nonvenomous snake. It has vibrant coloration and a specialized diet. Humans rarely see ...

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 ...

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.