Rivers across the U.S. are home to over 50 snake species, both venomous and non-venomous, thriving in aquatic and ...

Wednesday marked the start of the Year of the Snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. Throngs of people in down jackets filled a Beijing park for a “temple fair” on a sunny but chilly day.

Each year, an animal is paired with one of the five elements: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. These elements complement and conflict with each other. The year 2025 belongs to the Wood Snake.

Wood Snake, in particular, makes this year distinct from the next. Similar to Western astrology's elements (fire, water, earth, air), Chinese zodiacs pair with one of the five elements in the ...

On Wednesday, the first new moon of the Year of the Snake will mark the imminent arrival of spring. Known as Seollal in South Korea and Tet in Vietnam, the beginning of the lunisolar year is the ...

All across the world, people are starting the Lunar New Year off by bidding the Dragon adieu and welcoming in the Year of the Snake. It's an all-encompassing celebration that spans across countries, ...

2025 is the Year of the Snake, with the Chinese zodiac working ... that consists of earth, metal, water, wood, and fire. Because there are 12 signs and five elements, it takes 60 years for the ...

The Year of the Snake is here - and millions across Asia and the world are welcoming it, with family, friends, prayers and plenty of food The Lunar New Year, which coincides with the first new ...

Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake. Rather than following the western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar ...

The Chinese zodiac is governed by five elements: metal (jin), wood (mu), water (shui), fire (huo) and earth (tu). This year’s element is wood, making it the Year of the Wood Snake - the first ...

“Horses are the most fiery animals in the zodiac cycle. That often means they need water and metal to balance. Yet, the Snake is also a fire-heavy sign, meaning things could feel unbalanced in 2025.