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Venomous cobra found in family prayer room
A snake rescuer has described the tense encounter with a cobra after being called to a home in South Africa’s Reservoir Hills.
Taking to Facebook, Nick Evans, who is a reptile educator and conservationist, said he was confronted by “an angry Mozambique spitting cobra” — a highly venomous snake native to Africa – last Friday.
Mr Evans said that he had been called to save a snake that had been discovered in a hole in the wall of a family’s prayer room but the reptile proved elusive when he arrived.
“When I arrived, I stuck my phone in the hole in the wall, on video mode, hoping to spot the snake. I heard something. When cobras are irritated, they emit a distinct, short hiss…However, I was unable to see it on the camera,” the snake catcher said.
Struggling to locate the snake, he said he resorted to tearing apart a section of the room as he spotted a gap which he suspected the snake had travelled through, adding that the homeowner was adamant to get the snake out.
He said he found the snake exactly where he expected it to be after some dismantling with the homeowner’s help.
“The reptile was not happy but I went ahead and pulled the snake out with the help of tongs. It spat furiously at my tongs, then me. The family was happy to see the back of this snake, and I don’t blame them!” he concluded in the post. — ndtv.com
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NASA Astronaut shows how he wears pants in Space: ‘two legs at a time’
Astronauts have a unique way of getting dressed in space. In a fascinating video posted on February 21, NASA chemical engineer, Don Pettit, demonstrated how he puts on his pants aboard the International Space Station. Instead of the traditional one-leg-at-a-time approach, Mr Pettit descended into his floating trousers, essentially jumping into them with both legs at once.
He simply captioned the video, “Two legs at a time.”
The lighthearted video delighted viewers, prompting a flurry of comments and reactions from users who enjoyed the humorous glimpse into life in space. One user wrote, “I thought you were going to land right in them at first. Haha. That might be fun to try.”
Another joked, “This is the real content that I needed! I attempted to recreate this on Earth and well.it didn’t go well.”
A third said, “Missed opportunity to not have the theme from Space Odyssey 2001 playing for this.” A fourth added, “Such a pro! Well done.”
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Company threatens to fire employees …..if they don’t get married and have children
A company based in China’s Shandong province caught the attention of government officials after it threatened to fire its single and divorced employees if they remained single by the end of September.
According to a report in South China Morning Post, Shandong Shuntian Chemical Group Co. Ltd., issued a notice to its 1,200-odd employees, emphasising that they work well and establish families.
The notice required single employees aged 28-58, including those divorced, to get married and settle down by the end of September this year. Those who do not by the end of March need to write a self-criticism letter. If they do not get married by the end of June, the company will conduct an “evaluation” of them. If they are still single by the end of September, they will be fired.
The company said the move was intended to promote the spirit and cultural values of “diligence, kindness, loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness”.
As the news went viral, Chinese social media users slammed the decision, stating the company was violating several laws.
“Corporate rules should not override laws or social morals,” one user commented, while others pointed out that the Chinese marriage law guarantees freedom of marriage.
“This crazy company should mind its own business and stay away from the personal lives of employees.”
