Snake charming — is the practice of apparently hypnotising a snake by simply playing an instrument. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts, as well as other street performance staples, like juggling … Wikipedia
mongoose — (n.) snake killing ichneumon of India, 1690s, perhaps via Portuguese, from an Indic language (Cf. Mahrathi mangus mongoose ), probably ultimately from Dravidian (Cf. Telugu mangisu, Kanarese mungisi, Tamil mangus). The form of the English word… … Etymology dictionary
Mongoose — This article is about the Herpestidae family of mongoose. For the Malagasy mongoose, see Galidiinae. For other uses, see Mongoose (disambiguation). Mongooses[1] … Wikipedia
Snake venom — Contents 1 Chemistry 1.1 Neurotoxins 1.2 Cytotoxins 2 … Wikipedia
mongoose — /mong goohs , mon /, n., pl. mongooses. 1. a slender, ferretlike carnivore, Herpestes edwardsi, of India, that feeds on rodents, birds, and eggs, noted esp. for its ability to kill cobras and other venomous snakes. 2. any of several other animals … Universalium
Snake — Ophidian redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see The Osirian Portal. This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). Snakes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent, 112–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Mongoose Play — The Mongoose Play is a piece of folk theatre from Saint Kitts. The play is based around a battle against mongooses, who threatened the island s chickens, an important food source, after having been imported to exterminate the then raging snake… … Wikipedia
Egyptian Mongoose — Taxobox name = Egyptian Mongoose status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Herpestidae subfamilia = Herpestinae genus = Herpestes species = H. ichneumon binomial =… … Wikipedia
Animal Welfare Board of India — The Animal Welfare Board of India, the first of its kind Animal welfare organization to be established by any Government in the world, was set up in 1962, in accordance with Section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Acts 1960 (No.59 of… … Wikipedia
African striped weasel — afrikinė dryžuotoji žebenkštis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Poecilogale albinucha angl. African striped weasel; Cape weasel; snake mongoose; white naped weasel vok. Weißnackenwiesel rus.… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
