Even track notes caution about goat fleas rather than the usual bears or snakes.

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Mr Caillabet said that according to Buddhist beliefs, this method was more humane than hitting the snakes or beheading them.

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Rising floodwaters bring debris, hazardous waste and gas leaks, and force snakes or other potentially dangerous animals from their habitats and into residential areas.

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We could not lightly draw water after dark, for there were snakes swimming in the pools or clustering in knots around their brinks.

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It's right up there with snakes and skydiving--or so we hear.

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He is the third-generation owner of the Hinsdale Animal Cemetery, final resting place for 75, 000 animals--dogs, cats, snakes and even a shark--buried in or scattered around the Willowbrook, Ill. property.

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Some are skipping the snakes altogether and adding blossoming trees strung with LED lights or a profusion of flower bouquets to help invoke Valentine's Day.

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These include camels, zebras and snakes, but not elephants, monkeys, gorillas, chimpanzees or big cats.

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