SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — When Lunar New Year kicks off on Jan. 29, events will be held throughout San Diego to mark the Year of the Snake in the Chinese and Vietnamese zodiac calendars. Lunar New Year ...

Snakes, encouraged by recent warm temperatures, have already emerged from burrows and rock crevices to hunt for prey throughout the county’s lower-elevation hillsides and canyons. Gopher snakes, ...

Lunar New Year goes by different names depending on each country. For instance, it is known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea. According to the Associated Press, it ...

Emergency crews were called out to Balboa Park Sunday after a woman was bitten by a snake, San Diego Fire-Rescue officials confirmed. The woman was in the park's Desert Garden -- across the street ...

SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- A wildlife care specialist at the San Diego Zoo was hospitalized after being bitten a venomous snake. Officials say the worker was caring for an African Bush Viper in a non-public ...

The Year of the Snake will be celebrated with dancing and crafts at the Poway Library on Sunday, Feb. 9 One of the highlights of the free Lunar New Year event will be a 3 p.m. performance by the San ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a ...

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