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    GAME RULES: This game is modeled after “Snakes and Ladders”‚ where the snakes’ are the taboo boxes and the ladders are the parts of the alimentary canal. 1. The game is for 2-4 players and the aim of the game is to reach the 100th square and complete your “digestion” of your food. The fastest player to reach the end of the board wins. There is a “bounce back” when you reach the 100th box. E.g. if you are at 99 and you roll a 2 you “bounce back” to 99. First person to reach the 100th square

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    The Snake rises near the continental divide by the southeast corner of Yellowstone national park and ends by joining with the Columbia River. The Snake River exits Idaho through the Palisades Reservoir. The snake flows for 1078 miles with many tributaries joining the river. The river then turns west to join with the Columbia near Pasco‚ Washington. There have been salmon in this river for as long as we’ve known about it. Almost always having salmon in the river makes it so that the Snake is always

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    Ambrose Bierce The Man and the Snake Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24‚ 1842– after December 26‚ 1913) was an American editorialist‚ journalist‚ short story writer‚ fabulist and satirist. Today‚ he is best known for his short story‚ "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and his satirical lexicon‚ The Devil’s Dictionary. The sardonic view of human nature that informed his work – along with his vehemence as a critic‚ with his motto "nothing matters" – earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce." Despite

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    most myths is that of the "trickster". Two of the perhaps more well known tricksters throughout mythology are the Snake in the Garden of Eden and the lizard Agadzagadza in the African story of death. Despite the differences between them‚ both characters act as the antagonist in their respective story and their roles are in fact quite similar‚ if not the same. As antagonists‚ the Snake

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    The Mouse and the Snake‚ by VIKRAM SETH One fine morning two small mice‚ Much against their friend’s advice‚ Visited a room where grain Undisturbed for months had lain. Other mice had entered; none Lived to eat and tell--not one. But the two friends‚ unpoliced‚ Broke in and began to feast; And their laughter fell and rose‚ Till their blood with horror froze. Gold and shiny‚ vicious‚ long‚ Venom-fanged‚ hypnotic‚ strong-- Slid a snake towards the pair‚ Swallowed

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    having snakes‚but sometimes you get more than you can handle. Snakes are a serious problem in the Everglades. Snakes in the Everglades are growing up to 23 feet. First of all‚ one of the reasons these snakes are storming the Everglades is people. In the article “Burmese Python: Not ideal pet.” by mat pivin it conveys “Unfortunately‚ many of these owners‚ upon discovering that they had more snake than they could handle‚ have resorted to the worst possible solution and released the snakes back into

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    The Earth Goddess with Snakes is a very unique sculpture that is designed of a woman that is standing with her shoulders firm and her arms out to her side at an angle holding a snake in each hand. Her long triangular floor length skirt seems to be made up of cloth panels with each layer going upwards getting shorter in length; an apron like item going over her from front to back. Above the apron like item there is a metal belt securing her waist. Her upper portion of her body is exposed at the

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    “Hunting Snake” Judith Wright ** Australian poet fascinated by Aboriginal life and a reverence for nature. Poetic Devices: Alliteration/hypnotic quality that lulls reader and reflects simple poetry of youth Assonance/like alliteration‚ many soft repetitive sounds (‘w’ and ‘s’ particularly) that also mirror snake’s movements Imagery/very strong‚ visceral poem. Sensory-oriented. Creates a strong‚ confident‚ beautiful‚ awe-inspiring image of snake (focus of poem) Rhyme scheme/very simple until ‘twist’

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    keep cobra snakes as pets around the world. The people that keep them might be very experienced but that does not mean the snakes should be treated like a normal non venomous snake. They can still injure someone very bad. Cobra snakes have very dangerous venom that can kill an adult human and they require a lot of things to help the be healthy. Nobody should own a cobra snake. The main reason nobody should own a cobra is that the cobra snake has very toxic venom. People that keep the snake as a pet

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    Serpent Symbolism in the Hopi Culture The story of the snake dance starts with the Hopi hero named Tiyo. Tiyo had gone on a voyage and entered a room in the underworld where people were wearing snake skins. Tiyo was initiated and learned to pray to the rain. After being initiated‚ he receives two maidens who help the corn grow by singing. Tiyo brings the two maidens to the surface of the earth and the snake woman becomes his wife and the other becomes the bride of the flute youth. Shortly after

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