Google is ringing in the Year of the Snake in South Korea and beyond with a Lunar New Year-themed Google Doodle.

The brief story glances over the mythology of Nian, a fierce beast from ancient China. It's said that the beast hated loud noises, thus the reason the Lunar New Year is packed with firey explosions in the sky of multiple colors.

Google is ringing in the Lunar New Year with a nostalgic twist. To celebrate the Year of the Snake, the search engine has launched an animated Google