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 Zelensky commemorated the 500th day of the war against Russia with a video salute to his soldiers filmed on Snake Island, which became a symbol of resistance early on in ...

Ukrainian forces on Thursday once again hung their flag over the infamous Snake Island one week after Russia withdrew its soldiers from the highly contested Black Sea island. In a video posted to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ukrainians trying to retake Snake Island claimed a small but strategic gain over Russian troops, saying they had damaged a Russian navy logistics ship stationed near the island. "Thanks to the actions ...

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 ...

Snake Island has a special place in Ukraine’s folklore, now more than ever. Its defiant defense – when a Russian warship was famously told to “go f*** yourself” – and then reconquest rallied a nation ...