Queen Snake News Today

Discover a variety of educational resources about animals that start with the letter Q. Engage and educate with fun facts, images, and more!

Some are even venomous!

Did you know that New Jersey has nearly two dozen different types of snakes? And the names are as chilling as spotting one.

Fort Smith Times Record Just the name sends shivers up many peoples spines. But a little education can go a long way in protecting yourself and the misunderstood, slithering snake. Ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes, is listed among the most common fears in America. More than half of the U.S. population is afraid of snakes, according to a 2001 Gallup poll. And a 2013 National Institutes of Health study found that the human brain is evolutionarily conditioned to be afraid of snake-like forms. A...

Blackstone Minerals has discovered new nickel sulphide mineralisation in the previously untested Taipan Discovery Zone within the Ta Cuong nickel-PGE-copper-cobalt massive sulphide vein prospect. Ta Cuong sits about 6km northwest of Blackstone’s dormant but modern Ban Phuc nickel mine and processing centre in Vietnam. The first diamond hole to test Taipan hit 39.7m of continuous fresh sulphides, including some massive sulphides after 15.5m downhole. Blackstone Minerals has discovered new nick...