T he discovery of 200-year-old rock art in South Africa has shed light on the importance of the extinct horned serpent. This ...

In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, Julien Benoit from the University of the Witwatersrand confirmed that the rock ...

Enter the Grootslang, which means “big snake” in Afrikaans. According to legend, these creatures were created by unspecified deities, who realised too late how powerful and smart they were. The ...

Dozens of bizarre, blue poisonous sea creatures were discovered washed up on a beach in South Africa, stunning locals, according to a report. The blue dragons — which are shell-less mollusks known as ...

A hybrid female and male figure with a scroll for a head that’s propped up by golden neck rings, extends its four arms outward as if to accept an embrace or an offering. The limbs are sinewy with ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever since we started telling stories, mythical creatures have fascinated and terrified humans with their ...

The first trailer for “Night of the Kings,” Ivory Coast’s official submission to the Oscar race, beautifully blends African mythology and fairy tales with the grim reality of life inside one of the ...