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imagine ,because of car battery I hope his kinsmen will not retaliate oo, cos e go bloody |
many many things dry happen for this country so rapidly that u begin to wonder if naija is the only country on planet earth bad bad news every where nd every day ? |
when I no collect injection for head ![]() |
i thought trump is anti Islam, why didn't he turn down the invitation
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omo that six bullet part weak me ehn ![]() |
OrestesDante:guy ![]()
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Although some claim the snakeswere put on the island by pirateshoping to protect their gold, in reality, the island's dense population of snakes evolved over thousands of years—without human intervention. Around11,000 years ago, sea levels rose enough to isolate Ilha da Queimada Grande from mainland Brazil, causing the species of snakes that lived on the island—thought to most likely be jararaca snakes—to evolve on a different path than their mainland brethren.
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This just may be the most terrifying place on Earth — at least if you happen to suffer from ophidiophobia, aka fear of snakes.About 90 miles from the city of São Paulo liesIlha de Queimada Grande, or“Snake Island”— a place so filled with venomous serpents that it’s been called one of the “world’s deadliest islands.”(Story continues below.)Scientists estimate that up to 4,000 snakes live on the 110-acre island, with some reports indicating that you can findone snake for every six square yards. The island is“more packed with snakes than the Spanishmidfield is with talent,”according to a Wall Street Journal article published ahead of the World Cup.And these aren’t just any snakes. Queimada Grande is the only known home of the golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis), one of the most venomous vipers in the world. The snake’s venom is said to be three to five times stronger than that of any mainland snake, according to Smithsonian.Oh, and it’s capable of “melting human flesh.”No wonder, then, that the lancehead genus is reportedly responsible for90 percent of all snakebite-related deaths in Brazil.Brazilian lore is full of references to thesnakes and their deadly ways. As the travel guidebook Atlas Obscura explains, locals in the coastal towns near the island love to recount two grisly tales:In one, a fisherman unwittingly wanders onto the island to pick bananas. Naturally, he is bitten. He manages to return to his boat, wherehe promptly succumbs to the snake’s venom. He is found some time later on the boat deck in a great pool of blood. The other story is of the final lighthouse operator and his family. One night, a handful of snakes enter through a window and attack the man, his wife, and their three children. In a desperate gambitto escape, they flee towards their boat, but they are bitten by snakes on branches overhead.How did Queimada Grande become such a slithery place? At one time,the island’s land masswas attached to the mainland. Butrising sea levels separated the island from the coastaround 11,000 years ago. Snakes that were stranded on the island were able to multiply rapidly, since there were no ground-level predatorson the island.The problem? There weren’t many ground-level prey animals either. Butthe snakes with more toxic, fast-acting venom were able to grab migratory birds and make a quick kill—and as the golden lanceheads evolved on the island, their venom grew more potent.Scared? Here’s a handy map, just so you’ll know where NOT to go.CORRECTION: A previous version of this story stated the island was 90 miles off the coast of São Paulo. Ilhade Queimada Grande is located about 90 miles from the city of São Paulo. cc:lalasticlala fynestboi |
this is what soldiers should be doing more, not harrasing innocent civilians ![]() |
BMC crew right now ![]() |
tell me more, I am still here-ing ![]() |
see them with their old Ghana must go,instead make dem hijack the plane make the pilot carry them go Atlanta ![]() for ur info,ur president is not at home oo,nd things rough gaan |
he wan use the wife do ritual, jesu Kristi |
all join enjoy ur beans pie ![]() |
i hear say na women dey marry men for there ![]() |
he looks like an hotel attendant at Oriental hotel with that suit |
who is the internet ![]()
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dessz:who is this ret.ard ![]() how tribalism take enter suicide
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terrible things dey happen for this country i wish them quick recovery to the living nd RIP to the dead |
no be Fulani men again, na oyimbo man ![]() |
op are u 'pastor gbolagar' ![]() |
DTI OK too, what ever rock ur boat |
RIP major gen Robert>>>>> |
is it the one that was over ran by fulani herdsmen and their cows ![]() |
that one on pink gown, who dashed her those things she carry for back ![]()
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e don set |
oga soldier, boko haram is calling u ![]() |
himkers2:complete it let sango strike ur bald uneven balls,iam sure u didn't read the post u only rushed to call names,for ur info it was Fulani herdsmen that butchered them
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I won't be surprised if Jim Morrison is a Nigerian
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wizkid is better than davido in all ways,if ure pained iam at the freedom park congrats wizzy
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Debby rise kho,Olympus has fallen ni
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