A passenger spotted a snake curled around the armrest of another passenger's seat on a Japanese Shinkansen "bullet" train on Monday, forcing the train to make an unscheduled stop. No one was injured ...

Japan's long chain of islands supports a surprisingly rich variety of wildlife, created by isolation, mountains, forests, and the seas surrounding it. Snakes are decidedly included in this landscape, ...

A snake was fried after it slithered into an electric substation in Japan last week—and then 10,000 people felt pretty hot as well as air conditioners were wiped out across the city due to the ...

Almost nothing stops Japan’s famous high-speed bullet trains from running exactly on time – but a tiny snake slithering through a passenger carriage will do the trick, albeit for just 17 minutes. On ...

A "stowaway" snake brought a Japanese high-speed bullet train to a standstill on the Nagoya-Tokyo route yesterday, with a delay of nearly 20 minutes on the famously punctual service. The reptile was ...

A small serpent caused a substantial delay on one of Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains, shaking up the country’s typically timely rail service routine. More than 600 passengers experienced the unusual ...

Japan’s high-speed bullet train services were halted on its busiest line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a snake became tangled in the overhead wires, causing a power outage. The incident occurred ...