The Ukrainian defenders of Snake Island — who were all feared dead after their defiant response to threats from a Russian warship — are actually "alive and well," according to the Ukrainian ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said last week all 13 Ukrainians were killed in Thursday's attack on the island Despite earlier reports to the contrary, the Ukrainian military now says ...

Not many people visit Snake Island each year, and there is a very good reason for that. Ilha da Queimada Grande, as it’s known in Portuguese, is a rocky island located off the coast of Brazil. At just ...

Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brazil's Snake Island, hosts the unique golden lancehead pit viper. This critically endangered species evolved in isolation. While venomous, snakes are not aggressive unless ...

Russia’s foothold on Snake Island, a smattering of land off the coast of Western Ukraine is bolstering its control of the Black Sea, preventing Ukrainian ships from delivering the country’s ...

There are no venomous snakes that call Rhode Island home, but the bad news for people with ophidiophobia is there are snakes in Rhode Island that can grow to 8 feet long. There are 12 snakes native to ...

The good news is that no venomous snakes call Rhode Island home. The bad news – that doesn't mean they don't sometimes find their way here. Lou Perrotti, a snake expert at Roger Williams Zoo, recalls ...

Ukrainian Su-27s bomb Snake Island. Ukraine’s tiny Snake Island lies astride the main shipping lane connecting Odesa, Ukraine’s biggest port, to the Mediterranean Sea via the Bosphorous Strait. That’s ...