News tagged with cobras
450 Malaysia snakes, tortoises escape cooking pot
(AP) -- Malaysian authorities have rescued some 450 endangered cobras and tortoises headed for cooking pots in Thailand.
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Military tests usefulness of smart devices
As a Cobra attack helicopter pilot, Marine Capt. Jim "Hottie" Carlson was running support missions above Afghanistan last summer when it occurred to him that it was taking far too long to find where U.S. troops were under ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Thai customs seizes thousands of endangered animals
Nearly 2,000 monitor lizards, hundreds of turtles and 20 snakes were among a huge haul of live endangered animals found hidden in a truck by Thai authorities, a wildlife group said Wednesday.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Flu season has some turning to Chinese remedies
"Big Snake Mak" has a secret weapon to fend off the threat of flu -- it wriggles and hisses in a basket at his side.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Imec's cognitive baseband radio to support 4G and broadband access to multiple services
Imec introduces a cognitive baseband radio (COBRA) architecture targeting 4G requirements at up to 1Gbit/s throughput and multiple asynchronous concurrent streams (for instance simultaneous digital broadcasting ...
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Spitting cobras track first, predict later
Most venomous snakes are legendary for their lethal bites, but not all. Some spit defensively. Bruce Young, from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, explains that some cobras defend themselves by spraying ...
May 14, 2010 |
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How cobras form hood flares
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cobras, and several other groups of unrelated snakes, form a menacing hood flare by expanding the sides of their necks as part of a defensive display. Now scientists in the US have identified ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Snake venom charms science world
The King Cobra continues to weave its charm with researchers identifying a protein in its venom with the potential for new drug discovery and to advance understanding of disease mechanisms.
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Gadgets: Great gadgets, as a gift or not
Officially this is not another gift guide. Instead I'd rather consider it the first of two roundups either of products I just haven't gotten to this year or some I have just couldn't find a home for.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Florida bill would ban pythons as pets
You wouldn't be able to buy a Burmese python as a pet anymore in Florida, under a bill drafted by a state senator who said the state should shut off the source of "dangerous reptiles" that have colonized the Everglades.
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Swedish hi-tech 'snake' blazes trail to safer firefighting
Firefighting, arguably one of the world's most dangerous jobs, is about to get a lot safer thanks to a revolutionary technique developed in Sweden.
Jul 19, 2009 |
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Here's venom in your eye: Spitting cobras hit their mark
Spitting cobras have an exceptional ability to spray venom into eyes of potential attackers. A new study published in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology reveals how these snakes maximize their chances of hitting the ta ...
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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