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YIWU, China—Li Bingnan got his orders in October: Design a snake-themed sculpture for his hometown——and make the scaly, ...
A statement from China customs shared on Tuesday, July 9, and cited by the outlets, noted: "Once opened, each bag was found to contain living snakes in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colors.
Summer. A season of sun, sand, sea … and snakes? Hong Kong’s snake populations are some of the highest in China. In warmer weather, these serpents become more active, and as the countryside ...
A man was attempting to cross the border from Hong Kong into Shenzhen when customs officials in mainland China found over 100 live snakes hidden in his trousers. The unidentified man was ...
Residents of Zisiqao village in the Zhejiang Province of China are known for their snakes. According to Reuters, the 160 farming families that live there collectively breed over three million ...
This article concludes Gary Jones’s three-part review of the Chinese Year of the Snake. Read Part One and Part Two here. Gary Jones is a China correspondent for The Week online, dividing his ...
George Clerk/iStockPhoto The Great Wall of China snakes along a ridge in front of me, its towers and ramparts creating a panorama that could have been lifted from a Ming dynasty scroll.