I was intrigued however to spot the amulet of peacock feathers his family had placed around his ankle, another traditional cure for snake bite, just in case.

然而我很好奇的是他家人在他的脚踝周围画上孔雀羽毛状的图案作为护身符，这是另外一个传统方法，用来以防万一的。

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Nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes.

无毒的茶色和褐色王蛇，后头部有箭头形状的斑点；东南部的品种有红色的条纹，与珊瑚蛇相象。

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In short, how do you spot the snake-oil among information supplements?

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Referee Poll was sharp-eyed enough to spot Keane's hand snake out to block Campo's goalbound header and the penalty award was doubled up as the Spurs captain was red-carded for denying a goalscoring opportunity.

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The most obvious is quality control: the market is infested with snake-oil salesmen, and they are harder to spot from half a world away.

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