Unripe locust bean pods are seen on a carob tree at Anogyra, a community north of the city of Limassol in Cyprus, May 5, 2015. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou ...

The places where Cyprus’ unique but endangered water snake (Natrix Natrix Cypriaca) live have increased significiantly, according to environmental group Terra Cypria. A study carried out by the group ...

Reports of snakes being seen in places where people have never seen them before is not because Cyprus’ snake population is spiralling, officials have said. The reason is far more mundane: the drought.

Anogyra - Barn owls and black snakes are being enlisted in Cyprus to protect carob trees, known on the Mediterranean island since antiquity and once a flourishing export but now threatened by ...

NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - Anglers are being brought in to help rescue a critically endangered Cyprus water snake that has lived on the island for thousands of years, but now faces a major threat from ...

A British tourist was left in intensive care after being bitten by a venomous snake during a meditation session while on holiday to Cyprus to mark her 40th birthday. Sam West, 40, from Shifnal, in ...

ANOGYRA, Cyprus May 6 (Reuters) - Barn owls and black snakes are being enlisted in Cyprus to protect carob trees, known on the Mediterranean island since antiquity and once a flourishing export but ...