Ivy snakes around the grand entrance edifices, and the interior of the keep seems firmly sealed. Explore either of the ramparts before venturing onto the outer battlements of the castle. It’s here you’ll discover an ornate and fearsome cannon, sculpted into the head of a roaring lion. En...
Found in southernAfricaand parts of central and east Africa, the black mamba often grows to over 9 feet in length, and snakes that were longer than 14 feet have been described. Only theking cobrais longer when it comes to venomous snakes. The black mamba has a big reputation for being o...
with the entire bottom half broken away. Between the two pilasters is the longest inscription in Petra in Nabatean, a dialect of Aramaic, dedicating the tomb and the surrounding property to Dushara. All the gardens, cisterns and walls mentioned in the ...
Greed connotes amassing wealth at the expense of others–taking more than your fair share of a limited resource–while industriousness can certainly lead someone to have the same wealth, but without the sense that something is being taken from someone else. It’s the same with thrift and mise...
Dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, snakes. All of them. Some people want to have pets, but don't have the stamina or the desire to keep an animal their entire life. Fostering is an excellent way to give a pet a break for several weeks or even months but not have a lifelong commitment. ...
Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed: although the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us from going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous ...
Snorkeling at Playa de los Alemanes, which you’ll walk past on your way to Las Grietas, can be a mixed bag, but if you are keen to try, then aim for the mangroves on your right to see sharks at high tide, or swim right out to the furthest rocks to find sea snakes at low tide...
Dachshunds are commonly recommended asmousers. They were bred to flush out burrowing animals like badgers, and their instinct leads them to pursue small animals like mice. ... They will harrow mice and drive them from your property. They are pretty and fun dogs, too. ...
There are lots of dangerous snakes and spiders. It's one of southern Africa's 1. hottest(hot) places, and there is often no water. Then they have to get water from plants. 2. When/ If they are ill, there are no hospitals. The people have to get medicine from plants too. They ...
A running account of what happens when fishing crosses the line from a hobby into a twisted obsession