Kayakers and snorkelers having fun in the water last week discovered what appeared to be a dead sea serpent floating off La ...

An expert on Japanese mythology looks at how serpents have been revered—and feared— through the ages in Japan. In Japan and throughout the world, snakes are prominent characters in mythology ...

Represented as a man carrying a serpent-entwined staff, Asclepius is associated with medicine even today. In Japan, serpents can be either good or evil, bringing the blessings of rain or viciously ...