How much can the written records of ancient civilizations tell us about the animals they lived alongside? Our latest research, based on the venomous snakes described in an ancient Egyptian papyrus, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A study of a scroll made more than 2,300 years ago has revealed how ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - In Egypt's premier Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh, snake charmer Amier El Refaie puts some of the world's most dangerous snakes to sleep. Refaie, who has been charming snakes for ...

Egyptologists have discovered a 2,500-year-old tomb just south of Cairo containing numerous magical sayings meant to ward off snake bites. The tomb's entrance was covered with sayings aimed to both ...

The show was part of the entertainment program at an Egyptian hotel complex and involved two snakes, 'presumably cobras,' police said.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have discovered the "richly decorated" tomb of an ...

A 57-year-old German tourist died after being bitten by a cobra during a snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, Egypt. The snake reportedly slithered into his trousers before biting his leg, ...

A German tourist has died after being bitten by a snake while on vacation in Egypt, authorities have said. The 57-year-old man, who has not been identified, had attended a snake-charmer show while on ...