A Statue Draped With Snakes? In Italy, It Happens Every Year. Held in a small, mountainous village, this festival has it all: snakes, charmers, religion, science. See for yourself — and try not to squirm.
Hunting for Truffles Is a Perilous Pursuit, Especially for the Dogs Who Dig Truffles are big business, and some are trying to take out the competition by poisoning the dogs that accompany those known as “truffle hunters.”