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How training dogs to dodge snakes helps protect livestock and save Namibia's cheetahs
RFI via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoDogs trained to guard goats and sheep against cheetahs in Namibia are being felled at an alarming...
Common blood-thinning drug neutralises cobra venom
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoA spitting cobra's incredibly potent venom can quickly destroy skin, muscle and bone around the site of a bite [Getty Images] A drug commonly prescribed...
Researchers discover new antidote for cobra bites
PA Media: Science via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoA common blood thinner can be used as an antidote for cobra bites, researchers have discovered. The drug heparin can be repurposed as an inexpensive...
Music Review: Megan Thee Stallion’s fierce ‘Megan’ trades hot girl summers for a different freedom
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month ago“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past, over and over again,” Megan Thee Stallion...
His escaped cobra scared Raleigh in 2021. Now he’s back handling venomous snakes online.
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHe pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and said “I messed up big time.” But Chris Gifford can be seen on...
British backpackers in tears after cobra and ‘2,000’ moths swarm hotel room
Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoMany of us have a holiday horror story, but it’s unlikely to be quite as unsettling as that...
From hunter to guardian: How the ‘Snakeman of India’ found his way into wildlife conservation
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRomulus Whitaker made a name for himself as a snake expert, and later, an advocate to save...
10 of the Deadliest Snakes in the World
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJust one bite from any of these venomous snakes could cost you your life. They're some of the deadliest snakes in the world and you don't want to mess...
We’re a step closer to having a universal antivenom for snake bites – new study
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoIf you’re bitten by a venomous snake, the medicine you need is antivenom. Unfortunately, antivenoms...
How Australia's King Brown Snake Got Its Name
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoThe king brown snake enjoys sandy deserts — the drier the area, the better — and thrives in arid regions of central, northern, and western Australia....