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Nigeria: Nigeria Arrests Suspected Kidnap Kingpin

All Africa 26 Sep 2022
Suspected kidnap kingpin behind a series of high profile kidnap incidents in Bayelsa State has been arrested by operatives of Operation Puff Adder in Abuja and the police have revealed his real identity ....
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The Honey Badger Don’t Care—But I Do

The Atlantic 21 Sep 2022
A few questions come to mind now that Steve Bannon is back in the news ... Bannon has long viewed the honey badger, the unlikely star of a 2011 viral video, as his personal political emblem ... “I was called ‘honey badger’ for many years ... [ Read ... In one well-known video , a honey badger is bitten by a puff adder, passes out, wakes up, and eats the snake ... .
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Gaboon viper bite: Why you should avoid this dangerous animal and why its fangs are special?

Technology Org 10 Sep 2022
The chances are high that you will not encounter a Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) anytime soon. And it is good because the bite of this snake is often deadly. Gaboon vipers usually live in rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa ... The Gaboon viper is also commonly called butterfly adder, forest puff adder, whisper, swampjack, and Gaboon adder.
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Watch: These are the places snakes could be hiding in your home

Independent online (SA) 01 Jul 2022
“Snakes are very elusive ... Common snakes found in this province, particularly in coastal areas include Spotted Bush Snakes, Black Mambas, Night Adders, and Spitting Cobras. In the Cape, you are more likely to come across Cape Cobras, Puff Adders, and Boomslang. “In other parts of the country, some common snakes include Puff Adders and Snouted Cobras.”.
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Watch: How can I protect my home from snakes? You can’t really

Independent online (SA) 29 Jun 2022
Common snakes found in this province, particularly in coastal areas include Spotted Bush Snakes, Black Mambas, Night Adders, and Spitting Cobras. In the Cape, you are more likely to come across Cape Cobras, Puff Adders, and Boomslang. “In other parts of the country, some common snakes include Puff Adders and Snouted Cobras.” ... Keeping pets safe ... .
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Snake wrangler Mbali Mtshali joins Simon & Siouxsie in new season of ‘Snakes in the City’

Independent online (SA) 23 Jun 2022
If you’re not into snakes, then it’s not the show for you ... Picture. Supplied. Mtshali’s skills are immediately put to the test when they go up against a lethal black mamba inside a school, a puff adder in a toilet and an enormous python on a goat farm, not to mention a super-fast monitor lizard in a ceiling and a spitting cobra inside a local shop.
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Two puff adders rescued after following scent of dead female puff adder

Independent online (SA) 30 May 2022
Durban - Two male puff adders were rescued from the same area after they followed the scent of a dead female puff adder that had died from a traumatic injury after being rescued. Durban snake catcher Nick Evans said that on Friday he rescued a male puff adder in the same area ... ... Evans had rescued the female puff adder near Mariannhill, west of Durban.
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LOOK: Rescued puff adder with severed spine and multiple broken ribs dies

Independent online (SA) 24 May 2022
Durban - Snake catcher Nick Evans was left saddened after the puff adder, a snake he had not rescued in ages, he rescued near Mariannhill, west of Durban, died ... “I was so, so excited to be going out to catch a puff adder earlier this week, near Mariannhill. I haven't rescued one in ages!” ... That’s not a big issue, usually ... Facebook Nick Evans ... .
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WORLD EXCLUSIVE - 'I'm not the monster who ruined rugby. After that video I was ...

The Daily Mail 05 Mar 2022
Rassie Erasmus has cleared his diary for the day. The business lunch in neighbouring Stellenbosch has been cancelled because he wants to tell his story properly ... 'It will take as long as we need.'. Undeterred by the venomous puff adder and a herd of springboks on the driveway of the estate, he steps out of his wife's 4x4 Toyota wearing a big grin ... .
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Officer had to face a cobra, puff adder and rattlesnake for his Indiana job training

Sacramento Bee 27 Jan 2022
“All snakes utilized in training still possess their fangs and venom sacks.” ....
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Teacher arrested for allegedly kidnapping, killing his 5-year old pupil

Ghana Web 21 Jan 2022
The police in Kano have arrested a private school teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, who allegedly kidnapped and killed his five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar ... Fatima was also arrested ... “The suspects led a combined Team of Operatives of DSS Kano State, Kano State Police Command’s Medical Team, and Team of Operation Puff Adder to the scene ... .
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MARK BARNES: We must break the moulds, show some faith, take some risks

Business Day 12 Jan 2022
SA needs a new mix without prescriptions — an original solution with no precedent. BL Premium ... But his favourites were a collection of puff adders ... .
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4X4 ADVENTURE: famous passes in Ford Everests with Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 tyres

Independent online (SA) 22 Dec 2021
Cape Town – Driving famous passes, whether dirt or tar, never grows old and is a constant reminder of how special and beautiful our country and people are ... It’s a smorgasbord that will have anyone interested in anything with an engine kept busy for hours ... And if you do drive it be careful, this is serious puff adder territory ... IOL Motoring .
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Don’t keep illegal reptiles – including desert tortoises – or release pet reptiles, fish into wild

St George News 05 Dec 2021
ST ... It is also illegal in Utah and can result in a class A misdemeanor ... George News ... Alligator Caimen (a reptile in the alligator family) Cobras Desert tortoise (which can be , but are threatened and illegal to take from the wild) Gaboon viper Great Basin rattlesnakes North Pacific rattlesnake Puff adder Uracoan rattlesnake Western diamondback ... ....
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Nigeria police arrest 13 thugs over attack on Senator Barau’s campaign office

Ghana Web 02 Dec 2021
He said “On the receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi raised and instructed teams of Operation Puff Adder to move to the scene, restore normalcy and arrest the culprits.". DSP Kiyawa stated that “The teams immediately swung into action ... .

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