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World's Top 10 Most Poisonous Venomous Deadliest Snakes
No doubt, snakes are the deadliest, venomous creatures, yet are the most beautiful creation of mother nature. Snakes as always are wonderful species of our eco system. As like other wild creatures, their existence too is indeed important to maintain nature's ecological balance. Snakes never attack humans willingly else they get aggressive only when are hurt or disturbed without warning. It's their natural wild instinct of self-defense that force any venomous snake to strike. In fact, as much as we fear snakes, they too fear humans and other bigger species. Deadly snakebite is always a worst hazardous accident. Lack of proper medical treatment on time can cause a major physical damage to an injured, may even prove fatal. Good knowledge, smart approach and scientific understanding of top venomous serpents can help us clarify many misconceptions about these wonderful wild species.
Following snake article provides you brief info on world's top 10 most dangerous / venomous / toxic snakes and also essential tips on, How to avoid a deadly snakebite? Enjoy reading this informative snake article.
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Top 10 Deadliest Snakes Rankings are based on an aggregate study and comparison of individual snake's toxicity (LD50 test values used), its personality, body size, recorded human deaths, maximum capacity to inject a venom (volume), type of venom, symptoms of bite, victims' medical studies, new research information, etc. Following list is an outcome of a global survey.
Additional Note :- World's Top 10 Most Venomous, Toxic Snakes' rankings below are likely to change in the future with new research and studies. In the following article, I'm purposefully and constantly using words like 'the most poisonous', 'poisonous', 'the most deadliest', 'deadliest', 'deadly', 'the most venomous', 'venomous', etc. This is done just to maintain my writing style, presentation and balance seo of the article. Here all such words must be considered as a synonym actually saying 'The Most venomous or Toxic'.
Hydrophis Belcheri - Most Venomous Snake
Snake's Record : Inland Taipan is not world's most toxic venomous snake else rightly saying it is terrestrial world's most toxic land snake on earth. Neither it is Beaked Sea Snake (Enhydrina schistosa). Snake which is 100 times more venomous than Taipan, Beaked Sea Snake or any other snake on earth is Hydrophis Belcheri.
Record's Disagreement : Some snake enthusiasts and herpetologists may not agree with above sentence and would either name Beaked Sea Snake (Enhydrina schistosa) or the Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) as having most toxic venom than Belcheri.
Record's Agreement : But present situation is changing, more recent studies and better results of improving experiments have suggested and compelled majority of scientific world to accept 'Hydrophis Belcheri' as the real contender No.1. Even literary world seems to be in agreement with this as many recent encyclopedias says it's 'Hydrophis Belcheri". For example :- To verify this, please refer reputed DK'S ILLUSTRATED FAMILY ENCYCLOPEDIA, Edition 2007, page no. 918, lower bottom under title 'Most Venomous Animals' and read the first sentence. Finally majority always wins and recent researches and new data seems to be in favor of Belcheri, so whether you agree or not, Belcher's Sea Snake remains the most venomous snake on planet earth.
Belcher's Sea Snake ( Hydrophis Belcheri )
Snake's Description : Hydrophis Belcheri's thin body is usually chrome yellowish in colour and is surrounded by dark greenish bands. Head is short and has same color as that of bands. Its mouth is very small but suitable for aquatic life. Its body when viewed outside water appears having fainted yellow colour.
Snake's Names : Its scientific name 'Hydrophis Belcheri' was given by John Edward Gray in 1849 which commemorates the British Naval officer and explorer Sir Edward Belcher (1799-1877). Hydrophis comes from Greek, here 'hydro' = water and 'ophis' = serpent, belcheri comes from latin here 'belonging to man named belcher'. It is also referred as Faint Banded Sea Snake and Belcher's Sea Snake.
Snake's Characteristics : Hydrophis Belcheri is a sea snake. Its scales are different from other snakes and they overlap each other. Dorsal pattern does not extend on to venter, it has scales with a central tubercle. It is highly compressed at the rear end of the body and has a short head. Abdominal board is very narrow or non-existent. Like other sea snakes it also has a paddle-like tail which make him an expert swimmer. It rarely goes on land, eats fish and shellfish. It breaths air, has valves over its nostrils that close underwater. It can hold its breath for as long as 7 to 8 hours while hunting and even sleeping but then has to come over water surface for a quick breath of air. It is a docile specie and not aggressive at all. It is usually active at night. It may deliver a provoked bite only after repeated severe treatment. It usually bites fishermen handling nets but only 1/4th of those bitten are envenomated since Hydrophis Belcheri rarely injects any venom. Few milligrams (mg) of Belcheri's myotoxic venom is enough to kill an estimate of more than 1000 people. If Belcheri injects, sure death within few minutes. Painful death may even take less time depending on victim's body size and time taken by infected blood to reach its vital organs. It is the most toxic venomous specie of snake known to date and holds a record in Guinness Book.
Snake's Length : Hydrophis Belcheri range from 0.5 to 1 meter in length.
Snake's Distribution : Its main habitat is the Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea off north-western coast of Australia. It is also found in seas of Indonesia and the South Pacific, having been recorded in the Philippines near Visayan and Panay islands, Gulf of Thailand, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Fiji, Kiribati, and the Solomon Islands.
Hydrophis Belcheri (Belcher's Sea Snake) is not ranked nor included in my top tens due to its non-terrestrial nature and limited human encounters. Even if it bites it rarely injects any venom, though being most venomous it is not most dangerous at all.
Inland Taipan ( Oxyuranus Microlepidotus )
- Western or Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus Microlepidotus) (Fierce Snake),
- Central Ranges Taipan (Oxyuranus Temporalis),
- North-West Australian Taipan (Oxyuranus Scutellatus Barringeri),
- Papuan Taipan (Oxyuranus Scutellatus Canni), and
- Costal Taipan (Oxyuranus Scutellatus Scutellatus).
Snake's Description : Generally Taipans are uniformly olive or dark brown, the head is somewhat darker brown.
Snake's Toxic Rank 1 : Inland Taipan is the world's most venomous land snake. Its bite is synonymous with death. Maximum survival time recorded after Taipan's bite is not more than few hours. Without prompt medical assistance its victim has rarest chance of recovery. Taipans are divided into following five sub-species viz; Western or Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) or (Fierce Snake), Papuan Taipan (Oxyuranus s. canni), Common or Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus), Central Ranges Taipan (Oxyuranus temporalis) and North-West Australian Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus barringeri). Here Inland Taipan (Fierce snake) is the most toxic specie of all. Maximum yield recorded from a single bite of Inland Taipan is 110 mg. Just few mg of Inland Taipan's venom is enough to kill over 100 people or 250,000 mice. Australia's Western or Inland Taipan or Fierce Snake is the world's most toxic terrestrial snake. (Ranked No.1)
Snake's Characteristics : It is considered as the most venomous land snake on earth. Many people believe Taipans are very aggressive but the fact is that they are docile creatures. Yes they have an aggressive disposition only when mishandled or disturbed without warning. When aroused, Taipan can display a fearsome appearance by flattening its head, raising it off the ground, waving it back and forth, and suddenly striking with such speed that the victim may receive several bites before it retreats. Its venom is a powerful neurotoxin, causing respiratory paralysis.
Snake's Habitat : At home in a variety of habitats, Inland Taipan are found from the savanna grasslands to the inland dry plains of Australia. Where as 'Oxyuranus scutellatus' are often seen in forests and open woodlands. Very less or no information; regarding newly discovered Central Ranges Taipan (Oxyuranus temporalis).
Snake's Length : Average Taipan's length is 1.8 meters and maximum of 3.7 meters.
Snake's Distribution : Taipans (Oxyuranus scutellatus) are found in Northern Australia and Southern New Guinea. Whereas Inland Taipan (world's most toxic land snake) are found in Central Australia. Papuan Taipan (Oxyuranus s. canni) are found in New Guinea.
Inland Taipan's Streaming Youtube Videos
Comman Indian Krait ( Bungarus Caeruleus )
Snake's Description : Comman Indian Krait is black or bluish-black in colour with white narrow crossbands and a narrow head.
Snake's Toxic Rank 2 : Comman Indian Krait is world's No.2 venomous snake. It is highly venomous snake after Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus).
Snake's Characteristics : Kraits are found only in Asia. This poisonous snake is of special concern to man. It is 15 times more deadly than any common cobra. It is active at night and relatively passive during the day. The native people often step on kraits while walking through their habitats. The krait has a tendency to seek shelter in sleeping bags, boots and tents. Its venom is a powerful neurotoxin that causes respiratory failure. Comman Indian Krait is most venomous snake of indian peninsula. In other words, it is the most venomous snake of India, Sri-Lanka and Pakistan.
Snake's Habitat : Comman Indian Krait's habitat include open fields, human settlements and dense jungle.
Snake's Length : Comman Indian Krait's average length is about 90 centimeters and maximum of 1.5 meters.
Snake's Distribution : Comman Indian Krait are found in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Snake's Photos : The Comman Indian Krait's photo gallery.
Comman Indian Krait's Streaming Video
Philippine Cobra ( Naja Philippinensis )
Snake's Description : Philippine Cobra is a relatively small stocky brown snake.
Snake's Toxic Rank 3: Philippine Cobra is the world's No.3 venomous snake. Extremely poisonous snake after Common Indian Krait. Please don't judge this snake on its small size, it is most deadliest snake from Philippine.
Snake's Characteristics : Philippine Cobras are recognized by the hoods that they flare when angry or disturbed. The hoods are created by the extension of the ribs behind the cobras' heads. Philippine Cobras are famous for their use by oriental snake charmers because they respond well to visual cues. Philippine Cobra is Philippines most poisonous snake.
Snake's Habitat : Philippine Cobra's habitat also include open fields, human settlements and dense jungle.
Snake's Length : Philippine Cobra's average length is usually up to 100 centimeters.
Snake's Distribution : As it name says Philippine Cobras are found in Philippine Islands.
Philippine Cobra's Streaming Video
King Cobra ( Ophiophagus Hannah )
Snake's Description : King Cobra is uniformly olive, brown or green in colour with rings like cross bands of black.
Snake's Toxic Rank 4 : Famous Giant King cobra is the world's No.4 venomous snake. Extremely venomous after Philippine Cobra.
Snake's Characteristics : Although King Cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world and it has a disposition to go with this honor, it causes relatively few bites on humans. It appears to have a high degree of intelligence. It avoids attacking another venomous snake for fear of being bitten. It feeds exclusively on harmless species of other snakes. King Cobra usually prefers eating non-venomous species, but if is too hungry may attack other venomous snakes like Common Kraits, other Cobras, and even eat its own specie (i.e Other King Cobras). King Cobra is a cannibal and also eats its own specie. Hence called 'Ophiophagus' which means 'a snake eater'. The female King Cobra builds a nest then deposits her eggs in it. Lying close by, she guards the nest and is highly aggressive towards anything that closely approaches the nest. King Cobras can inject more milligrams (mg) of venom than any other snake. Its venom is a powerful neurotoxin. Without prompt medical aid, death is certain for its victims.
Snake's Habitat : King Cobra's habitat includes dense jungle and even cultivated paddy fields.
Snake's Length : King Cobra's average length is 3.5 meters and maximum of 5.5 meters.
Snake's Distribution : King Cobras are found in Thailand, Southern China, Malaysia Peninsula, Southern India (especially in rain forests of western ghats) and Philippines.
Giant King Cobra's Streaming Videos
Russell's Viper ( Vipera Russellii )
Snake's Description : Russell Viper has a light brown body with three rows of dark brown or black splotches bordered with white or yellow extending its entire length.
Snake's Toxic Rank 5 : Russell's viper is the world's No.5 Venomous snake. Its too a highly venomous snake.
Snake's Characteristics : Russell Viper is a dangerous specie abundant over its entire range. It is responsible for more human fatalities than any other venomous snake. It is irritable. When threatened, it coils tightly, hisses and strikes with such speed that its victim has little chance of escaping. Its hemotoxic venom is a powerful coagulant, damaging tissue and blood cells.
Snake's Habitat : Russell Viper's habitat varies from farmlands to dense rain forests. It is commonly found around human settlements.
Snake's Length : Russell Viper's average length is 1 meter and maximum of 1.5 meters.
Snake's Distribution : Russell Vipers are found in Sri-Lanka, Southern China, India, Malaysian Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and surrounding islands.
Russell Viper's Streaming Video
Black Mamba ( Dendroaspis Polylepis )
Snake's Description : The Black Mamba, largest of the species, is uniformly olive to black. It mouth has a black internal lining. Thus named Black Mamba. There is also another specie of Mamba called Green Mamba, it looks yellowish-green in colour.
Snake's Toxic Rank 6 : Africa's most feared toxic snake Black Mamba is the world's No.6 venomous snake. Black Mamba is highly toxic and notoriously aggressive.
Snake's Characteristics : The Black Mamba's nickname is "bottom up snake", the victim supposedly has time for one quick drink before death. As said earlier, it is the dreaded snake species of Africa. Treat it with great respect and always stay away from it. Mamba is not only highly venomous but also aggressive and its victim has very little chance to escape from a bite. Its venom is highly neurotoxic. Hence Black Mamba's bite is always 100% fatal if antivenom is not administered quickly. Despite the name this snake is actually brownish-gray in colour. When threatened, it opens its mouth wide and gives the victims a good view of the black internal lining of its mouth. Black Mamba is the fastest land snake in the world, reaching top speeds of 16-19 km/hr in short bursts.
Snake's Habitat : Black Mamba's habitat also varies from farmlands to dense rain forests. It is also commonly found around human settlements and sometimes even on trees.
Snake's Length : Black Mambas can grow up to 4.3 meters in length.
Snake's Distribution : Black Mambas are found in African savannas and open woodlands.
Black Mamba's Streaming Videos
Yellow Jawed Tommygoff ( Bothrops Asper )
Snake's Description : Yellow-Jawed Tommygoffs are locally referred to as 'Fer-de-lance' or 'Terciopelo', has variable coloration, from gray to olive, brown or reddish, with dark triangles edged with light scales. Triangles are narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.
Snake's Toxic Rank 7 : Yellow-jawed Tommygoff is the world's No.7 venomous snake.
Snake's Characteristics : The Yellow-jawed Tommygoff has an irritable disposition and may strike with little provocation. Heat-seeking fangs help it strike accurately even in the dark. This highly poisonous snake is responsible for a high mortality rate. The female fer-de-lance is highly prolific, producing up to 60 newborns. The venom of this species is hemotoxic, extremely painful and hemorrhagic (causes profuse internal bleeding). Its cytotoxic venom also causes massive tissue destruction. See proof in picture below.
Snake's Habitat : Fer-de-lance are found on cultivated land and farms, they often enter houses in search of rodents.
Snake's Length : Average length of Fer-de-Lance is about 1.4 meters and maximum of 2.4 meters.
Snake's Distribution : Yellow-Jawed Tommygoffs or Fer-de-lance are found Southern Mexico, throughout Central and South America.
Fer-De-Lance Pit Viper's Video
Multibanded krait ( Bungarus Multicinctus )
Snake's Description : Multibanded Krait is black or bluish-black in colour with narrow white bands.
Snake's Toxic Rank 8 : Multibanded Krait is the world's No.8 venomous snake.
Snake's Characteristics : The Multibanded Krait is most active at night. Its venom 'Alpha-Bungarotoxin' is a powerful neurotoxin. Its victims are usually fishermen who untangle these deadly snakes from large fish nets.
Snake's Habitat : Multibanded Kraits are often found in aquatic areas hunting for fish, frogs or other snakes.
Snake's Length : Multibanded Krait's average length is in range of 1.8 meters.
Snake's Distribution : Multibanded Kraits now rare in wild, are most preferred edible snakes in China. Found near islands of Southern China Sea, Taiwan, Vanuatu, Fiji, etc.
Banded Krait's Streaming Video
Tiger Snake ( Notechis Scutatus )
Snake's Description : Tiger Snake are olive to dark brown in colour above with yellowish or olive belly and crossbands. Its subspecies in Tasmania and Victoria are uniformly black.
Snake's Toxic Rank 9 : Tiger Snake is the world's No.9 venomous snake.
Snake's Characteristics : Tiger Snake is a dangerous poisonous snake found in Australia. It is very common and bites many humans in Australia. It has a very potent neurotoxic venom that attacks the nervous system. When aroused, it is aggressive and attacks any intruder. It flattens its neck making a narrow band. Its venom is produced in large quantities, with an average yield 35mg and a record of 180mg.
Snake's Habitat : Tiger Snakes have many habitats from arid regions to human settlements and along waterways to grasslands.
Snake's Length : Tiger Snake has an average length of 1.2 meters and maximum of 1.8 meters.
Snake's Distribution : Tiger Snakes are found in Australia, Tasmania, Bass Strait islands and New Guinea.
Black Tiger Snake's Video Clip.
Jararacussu ( Bothrops Jararacussu )
Snake's Description : Jararacussu has a light or dark greenish colour on upper body and faint yellow colour at bottom.
Snake's Toxic Rank 10 : Jararacussu is the world's No.10 venomous snake.
Snake's Characteristics : Jararacussu may inject a whopping 800 mg of venom per bite. Its single bite has the potential to kill 32 people.
Snake's Habitat : Jararacussus are often found in a spiral state hanging on trees.
Snake's Length : Jararacussu can grow up to 3 meters in length.
Snake's Distribution : Jarararcussus are found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
A Video Clip of Jararacussu.
So those were, World's Top 10 Most Poisonous, Venomous, Toxic and infact Deadliest Snakes. Now Let's find out some practical tips on, How To avoid poisonous snake bites?
The Important Precautions You Must Take To Avoid Venomous Snakebites ↓
Since, Precaution Is Always Better Than Cure.
Venomous Snakes are widely distributed. They are found in all tropical, subtropical, and most temperate regions. Some species of poisonous snakes have specialized glands that contain a toxic venom and long hollow fangs to inject their venom. Although venomous snakes use their venom to secure food, they also use it for self-defense. Human accidents occur when you don't see or hear the snake, when you step on them, or when you walk too close to them.
Follow these simple rules to avoid the chance of accidental snake bites :-
How To Avoid Venomous Snake Bites? Guide ↓
Source of following streaming videos is YouTube channel of Expert Village.
1. How To Avoid Snake Bites? General Tips
2. How To Avoid Snake Bites In Your Backyard?
3. How To Identify A Venomous Snake?
4. How to Identify Coral & King Snakes?
5. How To Handle A Venomous Snake?
6. First Aid Tools For A Snake Attack
7. First Aid If An Adult Is Bitten By Snake
8. First Aid If A Child Is Bitten By Snake
9. First Aid If A Pet Is Bitten By Snake
10.How To Remove Snake Venom By Extractor?
More Useful Tips To Avoid Snakebites ↓
- Don't sleep next to brush, tall grass, large boulders, or trees. They provide good hiding places for snakes.
- Place your sleeping bag in a clearing. Use mosquito netting tucked well under the bag. This netting should provide a good barrier.
- Don't put your hands into dark places such as rock crevices, heavy brush or hollow logs, without first investigating.
- Don't step over a fallen tree, step on the log and look to see if there is a snake resting on the other side.
- Don't walk through heavy brush or tall grass without looking down. Look where you are walking.
- Don't pick up any snake unless you are absolutely positive it is non-venomous.
- Don't pick up freshly killed snake without first severing its head. The nervous system may be still active and a partially dead snake can deliver a deadly bite.
- Even if you see a venomous snake don't panic always be clam, make no sound nor movements and let the creature go its way.
- Never try to kill nor hit snake with stones. In case if you do so, possibility of a jump bite or spitting of venom from snake's self-defense may prove hazardous. Spitting Cobra is very well-known to spit its venom with extreme accuracy. It always target victim's eyes and its venom can cause permanent blindness.
- Always wear hard & tall shoes which could possibly secure legs and resist snake bites.
- Lastly while going for treks or expedition campaigns in national parks do investigate little about that area for any special snake habitat. If it's a home of special specie of venomous snake do carry a proper antivenom with you. In such a case, prior guidance and advise regarding selection of a proper anti-dote from any medical expert is mandatory. Remember! Some people are allergic to antivenom.
Story Of A Man Bitten By Rattlesnake - Video ↓
Real Life Snakebite Caught On Video Camera ↓
Australia's 10 Most Deadliest Snakes - Streaming Video
A video documentary presented by Steve Irwin. In this video Steve Irwin have ranked Australia's Ten Most Deadliest Venomous Snakes. You may get confuse with Steve's statements in this documentary as he claims his list being of 'World's 10 Most Deadliest'. But this is not true, Steve is basing his statements based on an old article (pub. in 1979) by A. J. Broad called 'Broad et al in Toxicon'. This old article was not intended as ranking but just a representation of some venomous Australian snakes. Many other species from different countries are equally toxic as Australian snakes. This was for you kind information, enjoy watching this educational video documentary.
Australia's Ten Most Deadliest Snakes - Video Documentary Starts Part 1 ↑
Australia's Ten Most Deadliest Snakes - Video Documentary Part 2 ↑
Australia's Ten Most Deadliest Snakes - Video Documentary's Last Part 3 ↑
A Tribute To Crocodile Hunter, Late Mr. Steve Irwin ↓
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Snake Facts, Records For General Knowledge ↓
- During early Cretaceous period (120 million years ago) snakes evolved from lizards-like ancestors and in process of evolution gradually lost their legs.
- Total species of snake in the world are over 2,900 of which approximately 680-700 are venomous.
- Total species of sea snake in the world = 55 of which almost all are venomous with few exceptions like Turtle Headed or 'Emydocephalus Annulatus'.
- Sea snakes venom is more toxic than venom of land snakes.
- 'Hydrophis Belcheri' is most venomous snake specie on planet earth.
- 'Oxyuranus Microlepidotus' or 'Inland Taipan' is most venomous land snake in the world.
- 'Ophiophagus Hannah' or 'King Cobra' or 'Hamadryad' seems most intelligent, huge, gaint and longest (3.65-4.5 metres in length) venomous snake of all.
- 'Black Mamba' is fastest moving (16-19 km/hr) venomous snake in the world. It is fast enough to catch a person on foot at speed of 10-11 km/hr but definitely can't catch a running person as claimed in some african stories.
- 'Black Mamba' is also notoriously most aggressive venomous snake.
- 'Echis Carinatus' (Saw Scale or Carpet Viper) a venomous viper bites and kills more people than any other venomous snake on earth.
- 'Micrurus Fulvius' or Eastern Coral Snake is North America's most venomous snake. It has a potent neurotoxic venom.
- 'Crotalus Scutulatus' or Mojave Rattlesnake is most venomous rattlesnake in the world. This venomous pitviper is also only rattler with neurotoxic venom. It is a native snake of Arizona and California, USA.
- 'Crotalus Adamanteus' or Eastern Diamondback is highest venom yielding rattler in USA and responsible for most human deaths in North America.
- Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake is also heaviest venomous snake in the world. Heaviest recorded weight of one such snake was 15kg (34lb) which measured 2.36m (7ft9in) in length.
- 'Vipera berus' is the only venomous snake found in Britain.
- Namaqua or 'Spotted Dwarf Adder' (Bitis schneideri) is smallest (Avg. 22.8 cms in length) venomous snake in the world.
- 'Leptotyphlops Carlae' a harmless (non-venomous) blind specie of thread snake is the smallest snake in world. It is also called 'Barbados Threadsnake' and has an average length of 10 cms (4 inches).
- Gaboon Viper or 'Bitis gabonica' has longest fangs (about 5 cm in length) in the snake world.
- Highest yield of venom ever recorded was of 'Bothrops Jararacussu' (1530 mg) and Gaboon Viper (350-600 mg). However 1530 mg recorded yield of Jararacussu seems unexceptable as average yield of this specie is around 150 to 200 mg.
- Many people believe that Anacondas found in Amazon rain forest are the longest and largest snakes of all. Some reports even claim that Anacondas growing up to 36.5 metres long do exist. But such claims have never been proved. US President 'Theodore Roosevelt' once declared a prize tag of $5,000 to anybody who could bring the skin or vertebrae of an Anaconda with more than 9 metres length. American Wildlife Conservation Society raised this offer to $50000, but till date this prize remains unclaimed. Hence Reticulated or Regal Python is now considered as the longest snake in the world. Regal Python (or Reticulated Python) has an average length of 10.7 metres. When compared with Regal Python, Anaconda exceed in weight which is up to 230 kgs thus making them heaviest snake specie on planet earth.
- The Scrub Python is Australia's largest snake, growing to a length of 25.5 feet. They are good swimmers and are usually found near water.
- 'Hydrophis Spiralis' is the longest known sea snake growing upto 2.75 m (9ft) in length.
- 'Giganthopis Garstini' is the longest prehistoric snake ever found, it inhabited Egypt about 38 million years ago. Its remains discovered in Fayum (western desert) indicate a probable length of 11m (36ft). However as per latest report published in Nature Journal Magazine this record is broken. The fossilised remains belonging to the world's new largest snake is discovered.
Titanoboa was 13m (42ft) long (about the length of a bus) and lived in the rain forest of north-east Colombia some 58-60 million years ago.
- A male Common Boa (Boa Constrictor Constrictor) named 'Popeye' from Philadelphia Zoo (Pennsylvania, USA) was the oldest snake ever lived. It lived for 40 years + 3 months + 14 days and died on 15th April 1977.
- Countries where most people die of snakebites are India and Sri-Lanka in which approximately 20,000 to 50,000 deaths are recorded annually in India alone.
- Ryukyu group of islands between Japan and Taiwan have highest incidence of snakebites in the world. On an average 0.2 percent of population (i.e 1 in every 500 people) is bitten by a snake each year. The snake most blamed for this is 'Trimeresurus flavoriridis' or Okinawa Habu, luckly most of its victims do recover and don't die a painful death.
- Okinawa Habu is a largest Asiatic pit Viper.
- Okinawa Habu is also longest known fasting snake. Experiment conducted by Amami Kango Pit Viper Center in Naze city (Japan) found this specie survived for 3 years plus 3 months without food and most shockingly even regained its full health later when experiment was terminated. This snake have highest stamina to survive without food than any other snake.
- Ilha da Queimada Grande island of Brazil is world's most densely populated snake place on earth. On this uninhabited Snake island there is at least one snake (specie's name is Golden Lancehead) per square meter. This dangerous Snake island is protected by Brazilian navy and any civilian contact to it is prohibited. Video of Ilha da Queimada Grande ↓
- In USA, state which tops most recorded snake bites is Arizona.
- Each year July 16th is celebrated as World Snake Day.
- Country which is home to many toxic venomous species of snake is Australia.
- Snakeless countries and islands were you cannot find any native snakes are Ireland, New Zealand, Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland and Falkland Islands.
- Antarctica is only snakeless continent in the world.
- Source:- Mahiti Pustika Sarpa Visheshank (Marathi Encyclopedia)
Final Glance On Most Venomous Snakes ↓
- "Follow above safety tips to avoid all possible snakesbites and if by the rarest chance you're bitten then quickly rush to nearby hospital."
- "Always take safety precautions while going for jungle treks or wild expeditions."
- "Though Venomous, snakes as always are wonderful species, their respect is our respect towards nature."
- "Sadly! Yet true. Today very few Snakes can be seen in the wild. Some special species of snakes either have become extinct or are on the verge of extinction."
- "People must give up their habit of drinking snakes' blood and eating their meat. Appeal! Please don't buy any goods made from snakes' skins since if buying stops killing can too."
My Sincere Gratitude To All Snake Lovers ↓
Thanks! For reading my article on 'World's Top 10 Ten Most Poisonous, Venomous, Deadliest Snakes'. I hope you enjoyed reading it.
Don't kill Snakes. They need our care, protection and respect. Change your perception and think again on preserving this beautiful specie of nature.
Article By : Gaurav Akrani. This snake article revised on 11th December 2012.


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If you had a drunkard as a spouse, (if you were consistent) you would buy them booze to "keep peace" and "because you love them". I, on the other hand, would be willing to go through hell for a while if it meant a HEALTHY and lasting peace and loving relationship. You give the drunkards (heretics) what they want, so it is no wonder that they never stop drinking (believing heresy). By not giving them what they want, I might offend the drunkards (heretics), I might even cause them to leave me, but I certainly at least have a CHANCE of changing the unhealthy situation.
Indeed I see every day on the net laymen drunk on theology.
No drinking yet Keble, wait 'til Sunday.Seriously, considering the holy days that started Monday, I want to suggest that people try to keep it nice (I really hate that word, but civil seems to... mean) until after Sunday.
maker's mark is filth. Beam is the champ.
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The cruise was an amazing experience. The Silver Spirit is their newest ship,(2009) and holds 500 passengers and 375 crew. It is advertised as 6* and does live up to its promise. We booked the least expensive suite,(the Vista) on deck 2. This cabin does not have a veranda, as 90% of the cabins do.
We were contacted one week before the cruise to see if we wanted an"'upgrade"- for $1000.00 more.
AS a former travel agent, I was not familiar with this practice, as to me and upgrade is just that, the passenger is upgraded at no further cost.
Upon arrival at the pier, we had been upgraded to the 8th deck and were situated right beside the Owner's Suite. Our cabin did not have a balcony, but on this ship, it was not an issue, as the pool deck was so close, on deck 9.
There were a couple onglitches on this ship. Our shore excursion in Montenegro was extremely poor and quite dangerous. We did bring this to the attention of customer service and were redounded our money.
The decor of this ship was a bit disappointing. The colours to me appeared dated, very 70's looking and the art was not interesting.
However, everything else was amazing. The food was delicious(except beside the pool) and the crew was wonderful. As we had a $500.00 onboard credit, we enjoyed some amazing wine suggested by the charming sommelier, Carl and shopped in the small boutique.
The evening entertainment here was superlative. Angela and Woody, in the lovely Stars lounge serenaded us to everything from Cole Porter to Stevie Wonder and were the highlight of this amazing cruise.
Personalized attention from our butler, Acula was much appreciated.
Silverseas is a class act. We met the most amazing passengers from all over the world. I cannot wait to take another Silverseas cruise.
When I boarded I had to wait 30 minutes to enter my stateroom as it wasn't ready for me. On disembarking I was to fly Delta 0133 at 11.20 am from Athens. The Guest Relations Officer insisted I use the chartered bus at 8.45 am (which didn't leave until 9.00am). There was a massive traffic jam and the result was I missed the Delta flight. There was nobody from Delta or SSeas to help except they told SSea (but not me) they had made a flight and hotel booking for the next day as an excuse for not paying the air ticket I had to purchase to fly home. First class cruise line?????
My cruising experience has been a pattern of progression. My first it was a weekend Bahamas cruise on Royal Carribean. After watching the belly flop contest I learned about Celebrity's promised "more upscale experience." It was then Millennium, followed by an Azamara to Silversea.
My lady friend and I found a great 7 day Caribbean bargain and decided to see if the "all inclusive" experience was worth all the hype. I'll make this simple. Silversea, down to the slightest detail up to the top is a marvelous experience. Onboard Silversea Silver Spirit even the simplest quick lunch is first-rate. Speaking of dining its consistently at the 4.5 - 5 star level in terms of quality -the entire experience. The "suite" staterooms are just as luxurious as the cruise line claims; marble sinks, tubs, and flooring; impeccable bed and bedding; and the stateroom's amenities.
Spirit is their "larger" ship but not even close to a mass market sized. You'll see the same staff rotating around from serving and tending position each day. Service is very personable as you'll get to know the same crew you'll see every day. The entertainment was varied and done well butwith a ship this size it was obviously limited compared to a mega ship. If numerous entertainment venues are an important option for your cruising experience you'd be on the wrong cruise line.
The greatest distinction of all inclusive cruising is the wondrous absence and silence of the "chit chase". I must confess I enjoy my libations during cruising. It is comforting to not have the round trip chit delivery with the beaming face with pen in hand. Not to mention the solace of very little sticker shock of the "settlement statement" at the end of the cruise, and the tip collection at the end as well -all that mostly gone. It's very nice.
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I have a new and growing conviction. It's occupying a lot of my thoughts these days... good thoughts, I think. I don't know why it hasn't always been a conviction, at least not quite in this way. But, nonetheless, I am convinced that one of my fundamental objectives as a pastor is to prevent church splits from happening.
I don't mean that it's my responsibility to make sure no one leaves, or to settle every dispute in a way that preserves unity at all costs. No, there'll be times when a "split" will humanly speaking be inevitable, and I trust that the Lord has good purposes in causing or allowing them to happen.
What I mean is this: I have some basic responsibilities as a pastor. I must teach and preach God's Word; I must pray; I must be an example; and, I must carry on a visitation ministry. That's basically what I think a pastor is to do (admittedly a bit oversimplified). But I am increasingly convinced that I am to do those things with a particular perspective. I'm to do those things with an eye toward the developing and continuing unity of the church. Said negatively, I'm to work in such a way as to prevent the splintering of Christ's local body in my charge.
It seems to me that preventing splits is a bit like preventative health care. Most of us trolly through life without caring much about our health. We eat any and most everything. We don't exercise regularly. Our sleep habits are terrible. We overwork ourselves at high-stress jobs, and we seldom take vacations. Then we go to the doctor for a checkup or because some pain or another won't go away. That's when we hear the news: our bodies have actually been carrying on a covert coup against us. We're told that our blood pressure is high. Cholestorol is clogging up blood flow. And then there is the dreaded "O" word that seems to be wreaking havoc on youth in particular--obesity.
We react with surprise at the news. Not the kind of surprise that's completely unsuspecting; we knew that neglecting ourselves could result in these things. No, we're surprised because it happened to us. "High blood pressure... that's aunt Annie's problem. Obesity... that's uncle Bobo's issue." The reality of the problem--completely preventable if it had been at least a part of our focus--comes crashing home. We're sick and now there is only the drudgery of changing life-long habits and/or undergoing some radical procedure.
I think church splits are a lot like that. Churches adopt lifelong bad habits, deny the warning signs (the sleeplessness, headaches and chest pains), and then are surprised when part of the body carries out the silent coup. They don't think it will happen to them no matter how bad things get. And then it does and the pain is great.
There were early warning signs:
- Growing numbers of cliques and factions. Cliques present themselves as "natural friendships," groups of people who "get along" because of some shared interests, backgrounds, or ideas. But without care, these groups will harden into impenetrable factions that use their common interests as a rallying cry against the rest of the body.
- Low concern for the church qua church. We live in a Christian era that stresses the individual like no era before it. Most people think Christianity is about me and "my personal relationship with Jesus." That littly phrase, "my personal," acting as a kind of double possessive, is deadly to the body. And it's often compounded by the next warning signal.
- Self-interests dominate group interests. If life is all about "my personal relationship" then I'm likely to be quite self-seeking. I want to be stimulated. I want to be served. I want my preferences met. I... I... I... till there is no "we" left. And where that exists, there will be little concern--certainly not ultimate concern--for the needs and mission of the larger group, the church.
- Isolated and absent members. It's understandable, given the first three symptoms, that some number of members will be isolated in the body, without any meaningful relationships, or absent altogether. Large numbers of isolated and absent members actually have the peculiar effect of making it more difficult to pastor those who are attending. Isolated and absent members make it more difficult to know who is in your care and who is not. And at various points they will cause you to expend a lot of energy trying to "catch up with them" and diagnose their spiritual state. But there's another problem. These isolated and absentee members actually undermine the very fabric of fellowship and relationships in the body. They make it normal to be a part of a church and simultaneously anonymous and uninvolved with others. So, there becomes no relational context in the church to support a wider concern for the church, making splits easier to ponder.
- Lack of humility. Pride is a lethal foe. Combine pride with any of the symptoms above and you can just hear the emergency room attendant yelling "STAT" into the loud speaker. Pride surfaces itself in an unwillingness to hear feedback, be it a word of correction, instruction and even encouragement. Pride in the cliques says, "we've got it all together and those folks over there need to get with us." Pride in "lone ranger Christians" contends that she/he doesn't need the church. Absent members exhibit pride when they say, "Leave me alone; this is my life." This pride is deadly serious.
- Mixed allegiance to the pastor(s)/elders. Sometimes some members feel a fierce allegiance to the pastor(s), while others feel fairly opposed or indifferent to him/them. And when church members clump together on the poles of love and dislike, you can just about be certain that some significant number of them have taken their eyes off the true Head of the Church, Jesus. One cries "I'm with Appollos," and another cries "I'm with Paul." The fact that everyone is not crying "I'm with Jesus" and "We follow our pastors as they follow Jesus" should be of real concern.
- Low emphasis on the Word of God. I can't state this problem better than David Wells' observation (HT: Mark Dever). Quite simply, if we lose the centrality, sufficiency, and authority of the Word of God, we unravel the church as we abandon the only rule of faith and conduct.
These are some of the early warning signals for a church split. Imperceptible at their start, they grow very slowly in most cases. When you feel mild discomfort from them, they've usually rooted themselves to some extent. And by the time you feel real pain, those roots have formed huge balls and arteries that wrap themselves around the foundation of the house. Excavating them will be painful and costly. But in many cases, by the time you feel the pain, the conditions for a split are quite abundant.
I'm convinced that it's my job to pastor in such a way that I try to ward off, retard, uproot or cut out these problems before they give birth to greater sin. I need to approach the basic task of pastoring with at least one eye toward prevention. And I need to look beyond the horizon of this present congregation to consider those who are coming after us, to take the long view with the hopes of leaving a congregation that would be healthy for generations should the Lord tarry.
Since pastors tend to impress upon their congregations something of their own personalities, their strengths and weaknesses, and that impress tends to linger through subsequent generations and pastorates, for good and for ill, I need to work hard at being an example of one that loves like Jesus loves and one that encourages and teaches others to pursue unity and peace. That's my task, I think. That's the task of every Christian. In the next couple of posts, we'll explore some ways of thinking about and living out this task.


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It's not just our rock-n-roll star Bindi celebrating her birthday this month! In the lead up to Bindi's 13th Rock-n-Roll Birthday on Sunday 24 July, Australia Zoo tiger keepers are still cleaning the cake off the windows from a very different kind of birthday party held at the Australia Zoo Tiger Temple yesterday.
Some cheeky big cats were not prepared to sit back and let Bindi have all the birthday fun this July here at Australia Zoo! Charlie, Sunita and Mika, our three Bengal tiger siblings, celebrated their fourth birthday in style with what every four year old wants for their birthday...ice cream cake - a very special birthday present which had these three critically endangered animals buzzing with excitement!
Australia Zoo's Big Cat Supervisor and Conservation Manager, Giles Clark was in clean up mode after the messy birthday party.
"The clean up was to be expected I guess, four year old children get excited on their birthday so we were prepared for three excited Bengal tigers celebrating their birthday with one of their favourite treats, ice cream cake." Charlie, Sunita and Mika are critically endangered Bengal Tigers and have called Australia Zoo home since they were only four weeks of age and have celebrated their birthday's with us ever since.
Australia Zoo is dedicated to helping save tigers in the wild; with less than 5,000 tigers remaining in the wild today (and less that 400 Sumatran tigers), it is a very real possibility that the tiger will become extinct in our lifetime. Therefore conservation of these beautiful, awe-inspiring animals is now more critical than ever.
"Australia Zoo is leading the way in tiger conservation, with over a quarter of a million dollars donated to tiger conservation projects each year, educational programs and ongoing support offered to organisations and programs in the field," said Giles.
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A nerve biopsy is the removal of a small piece of a nerve for examination.
Alternative Names
Biopsy – nerve
How the Test is Performed
A nerve biopsy is most often done on a nerve in the ankle, forearm, or along a rib.
The health care provider will apply medicine to numb the area before the procedure. The doctor makes a small surgical cut and removes a piece of the nerve. The nerve sample is sent to a lab, where it is examined under a microscope.
How to Prepare for the Test
There is no special preparation.
How the Test Will Feel
When the numbing medicine (local anesthetic) is injected, you will feel a prick and a mild sting. The biopsy site will be sore for a few days after the test.
Why the Test is Performed
Nerve biopsy may be done to help diagnose:
- Axon degeneration (destruction of the axon portion of the nerve cell)
- Damage to the small nerves
Demyelination(destruction of parts of the myelinsheath covering the nerve)
Inflammatory nerve conditions (neuropathies)
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
Alcoholic neuropathy Axillary nerve dysfunction Brachial plexopathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (hereditary) Common peroneal nerve dysfunction Distal median nerve dysfunction Mononeuritis multiplex Mononeuropathy
- Necrotizing vasculitis
Neurosarcoidosis Radial nerve dysfunction Tibial nerve dysfunction
Normal Values
A normal result means the nerve appears normal.
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Abnormal results may be due to:
Amyloidosis(sural nerve biopsy is most often used)
- Demyelination
Inflammation of the nerve Leprosy
- Loss of axon tissue
Metabolic neuropathies Necrotizing vasculitis Sarcoidosis
What the Risks Are
Allergic reactionto the local anesthetic
- Discomfort after the procedure
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
- Permanent nerve damage (uncommon; minimized by careful site selection)
Special Considerations
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Tom Ware keeps building on his successes on the control room side of the recording studio glass.
Ware and his wife Terri have owned the Warehouse Productions for almost 20 years now, Ware says.
"We're still here beating the odds," Ware says.
While Ware says there's always been the thought he'd eventually have to grow up and get a real job, he's still making a living behind the recording console.
"This is not the business for stability," he says. "I'm hopelessly addicted, like a meth addict."
Right now, the spotlight is shining on the multi-faceted studio at 206 S. 44th St. and Ware himself, thanks to Lady Gaga and a Grammy Award nomination.
The vocal and piano takes on Gaga's "You & I" were recording at Warehouse in a daylong session engineered and mixed by Ware. It will be up for "Best Pop Solo Performance", which will be awarded Sunday, Feb. 12th during the televised portion of the Grammy Awards.
Locally, the accolade has meant renewed attention to what has become one of Omaha's premier recording studios. The midtown studio space has hosted countless local bands, produced tons of commercials and even provided audio for nationally-broadcast cartoons.
Ware worked for the studio prior to owning it. Then it was called DigiSound and owned by Jim Morgan.
The studio was originally built in the mid-1960s by Don Sears and legendary studio designer Bill Putnam. In the studio, Chip Davis sowed the musical seeds that would grow Mannheim Steamroller and American Gramaphone. Along the way, Davis brought in Mason Williams to remake his "Classical Gas" in 1987 and co-wrote "Convoy", the trucker song sung by C.W. McCall.
But when Morgan died unexpectantly, Ware was able to keep the studio thriving by purchasing it himself.
"My wife and I took everything we could beg borrow and steal and bought the business," Ware says.
Before Ware started working at the studio, he drummed in bands and then starting learning how to run soundboards at live shows. Eventually, he ended up working at Aksarben during shows on the race track.
Ware still continues to work on his own jazzy prog-rock music, a highly-synocopated mix of synth sounds and live drumming. His Tom Ware Publishing arm has also licensed background music written by Ware and keyboardist Andy Street to Fox's American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance?
In addition to music, Warehouse has the space for recording voice tracks for broadcasting in its Studio B space. Actor Danny Glover has worked in the studio and so as Warren Buffett, who records there for the yearly Berkshire Hathaway shareholder cartoons. Larry the Cable Guy has recorded there for Pixar animated shorts, as well.
The diversity of jumping between music, commercials, radio spots and other vocal work has been a boost to the studio, Ware says.
"It's one of the reasons i've been able to stay here," Ware says.
The Gaga session ended up coming up just as she was finishing up work on 2011's Born This Way. Gaga had to get the song to producer Mutt Lange, so she booked the time around her March concert in Omaha.
At first, Ware said no to the sessions, after Gaga's team presented him with a lengthy non-disclosure agreement for the session. Ware says he agreed to have the session after calling back to say no. In the end, the session turned out wonderful, he says.
Once the time was booked, Lady Gaga's sound team sent Ware a schematic for how they needed the studio space set for the recording process, with the idea being that they would provide an engineer for the session.
After seeing Ware's meticulous set-up, Lady Gaga's team decided it would work best if Ware engineered and mixed the entire session.
Ware says he had an open mind about what to expect from Lady Gaga, but was pleasantly surprised by the laidback, but professional session that ensued.
"Anything could have happened and I wouldn't have been shocked," Ware says.
Now, Ware is back to a steady mix of local and regional work, including a Monday morning session with Little Joe and Big Trouble, an Omaha blues band.
Ware hits buttons and adjusts computer screen recording levels with speed and accuracy, as if the sound board is dialed into muscle memory.
"It's just kind of become second nature," Ware says.
Ware and the album's producer Steve Dallas toss out encouragement as singer Joe McCarthy adds slide guitar onto "That Don't Work For Me," a honey-stole-my-money blues banger. The band works in the same 40,000 cubic feet Studio A as Gaga did nearly a year previous.
Dallas says the band feels lucky to have the studio time now, as they anticipate Ware's schedule getting even busier in the coming days.
"(Soon) We don't know if we'll even be able to book time with him," Dallas quips.


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The Player Development Committee is all about teaching Go: both to beginners and to those who play already. The aim to us to raise the level of play of those who want to learn more about Go. Ultimately it would be great to see more UK players doing well on the European and worldwide Go scenes, but helping players improve their kyu level just a little in ordering to improve their enjoyment and satisfaction with Go is a more reachable aim.
We will be aiming to provide teaching events and schemes, including the Shodan Challenge mentoring scheme. There will be advice given on how to provide local teaching at a club, game analysis and other services.
[1] http://britgo.org/committee/player
[2] http://britgo.org/teaching/teaching
[3] http://britgo.org/shodanchallenge
[4] http://britgo.org/intro/intro1
[5] http://britgo.org/teaching/teaching#gtl
[6] http://britgo.org/officers/jdplayer


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Category: Religious News
Christian Health Insurance
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge has scheduled a hearing for later this month in a longstanding dispute between Kentucky and a Christians-only health care plan.
The case pits the Kentucky Department of Insurance against Medi-Share, a Florida-based cost-sharing ministry that helps to pay medical bills for churchgoers across the country.
Lawyers for the state have asked Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate to hold Medi-Share in contempt of court for continuing to operate in Kentucky. Medi-Share asked for a hearing to explain changes the ministry has made to comply with Kentucky insurance regulations.
The legal battle involves how tightly the state can regulate Medi-Share, which serves nearly 40,000 people in 49 states, including more than 700 in Kentucky.


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This category recognises outdoor adventure tourism experiences that involve visitor participation and a personal challenge.
Download Questions : Adventure Tourism
Total score: 100 points. Site inspection further 20 points.
This category recognises outdoor adventure tourism experiences that involve visitor participation and a personal challenge.
Download Questions : Adventure Tourism
Total score: 100 points. Site inspection further 20 points.
a) Demonstrate your eligibility for this category as related to the descriptor above and provide a brief overview on the nature and history of the business. (6)
b) What tourism products, experiences and services do you offer visitors? (6)
c) Describe your commitment to tourism excellence. (4)
d) Describe your involvement in the tourism industry. (4)
Tips: a) Take care to ensure you have entered the right category and that your response aligns to the category descriptor. Failure to demonstrate your eligibility will be reflected in your score. Refer to the ABOUT US section of your website as this may assist with this response. Judges will want to know how and when the business started, who works in the business, where it is located and how it has developed over the years. A map will be helpful here.
b) The focus of this question is tourism.
c) Explain your values, philosophy and commitment to excellence and what makes you standout. This may include but not be limited to accreditation and recognition in award programs.
d) Explain how you have been actively involved with and contributed to the tourism industry locally, regionally and nationally.
a) Provide an overview of the key features of your business plan including goals, strategies and outcomes. (6)
b) Describe any innovations that have taken place during the qualifying period to improve your adventure tourism business and demonstrate how these innovations enhance your adventure tourism experiences/services. (6)
c) What investment has been made in staff training and development and how has this improved the services provided to your guests/visitors? (4)
d) Describe the main risks associated with the delivery of your adventure tourism products/services/experiences and the risk mitigation measures you have implemented. (4)
Tips:a) Introduce this section with your mission and/or vision statement. A 3-column table would be useful here to display the information. Make sure you use measurable goals and outcomes.
b) This is a 2- part question. An innovation can be defined as "The process of introducing new or significantly improved goods or services and/or implementing new or significantly improved processes." (Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics). Be sure to include the impact the innovation had on your business.
c) Describe your commitment to training? How do you ensure you and/or your staff gain the correct knowledge and skills to carry out their job? Investment does not need to be financial.
d) Focus on all aspects of business risk, specifically linked to your adventure tourism offering. This is more than just workplace health and safety risks.
a) Who are your target markets? (4)
b) How do you know your product/service meets the needs of your target markets? (4)
c) What are your unique selling points and demonstrate how you communicate these to your target markets? (6)
d) Describe the innovative marketing strategies you have implemented to encourage new and/or repeat business and demonstrate the success of these initiatives. (6)
Tips: a) This question seeks to understand who you have aimed your marketing towards. Consider for example; who they are, where they are from, how old they are, how they purchase travel, what motivates and inspires them and how your product meets their expectations.
b) What research have you conducted or used to determine your target markets? How do you know the target markets you identified in Q3 a) are right for you?
c) What makes you different from your competitors? Consider for example; size, location, exclusivity, services, facilities. What methods do you use to communicate these to the target markets you have mentioned in Q3 a)?
d) What have you done differently to attract your customers? Consider for example; social media, digital advertising, apps. The response needs to focus on innovative approaches to marketing. Remember to also answer the second part of the question and expand on how these new activities have been successful.
a) Describe your customer service philosophy/values. (5)
b) Explain how you provide for guests/visitors with specific needs. (5)
c) Describe how you measure customer satisfaction and identify areas for improvement. (5)
d) What processes do you have in place to respond to customer complaints? (5)
Tips:a) Consider the systems and procedures you have in place to deliver outstanding service. How do you make an effort to understand their needs, welcome them, respect them, thank them and do business with them?
b) Demonstrate how you consider visitors' special and specific needs. Think about who your customers are and their specific requirements.
c) What processes do you have in place to understand how your customer feels about your product service? For example; feedback forms, monitoring social media, blogs, mystery shoppers etc. Consider providing a case-study/example where you have implemented a change based on customer feedback.
d) Consider how you receive feedback for example telephone, email or User Generated Content such as blogs and TripAdvisor. Explain how you respond to each of these different communication channels.
a) Demonstrate how your business contributes to the local economy. (6)
b) Demonstrate how your business engages with and benefits the local community. (7)
c) Describe how your business cares for the local environment. (7)
Tips: a) Explain how your business financially contributes to the local economy in your region. For example; local purchasing, employing locals etc.
b) Consider the social benefits you provide to your local community for example; supporting local businesses, product packaging, charitable donations, sponsorship, engagement with community groups, local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people etc.
c) Explain your commitment to environmental sustainability and detail the activities you conduct in relation to conserving and measuring water, waste management and energy.


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Mayor Don Wesely today proclaimed the week of April 2 through 8 as Public Health Week in the city and announced a project to get mercury out of homes. During the entire month of April, residents can bring their mercury thermometers to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, 3140 'N' Street, or any local pharmacy.
"Children are especially vulnerable to exposure, and we want to thank the local pharmacies for partnering with us in getting this highly toxic metal out of our homes," said Mayor Wesely. "Preventing mercury exposure goes hand-in-hand with my Healthy Kids 2010 Initiative to keep our children safe."
Unbroken mercury thermometers should be contained in a re-closable plastic bag, such as a zip-lock bag. At each collection, site the first 40 families to bring in their mercury thermometers will receive a free digital thermometer in exchange. In addition to pharmacies in Lincoln, Fourstar in Waverly is also participating in the collection.
Funding for this exchange program is provided by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Children's Environmental Health Protection Initiative grant through the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund.
A new billboard just north of the Health Department on 'O' Street reminds families to look for poisons like mercury and lead in their homes.
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From minutes to press conferences to prepared speeches to interviews, there's a heck of a lot of information coming out of the Federal Reserve.
Ethan Harris of Bank of America Merrill Lynch broke down all this in a research note into three tiers of relevance, designed so that investors can avoid tears.
The first tier consists of the Federal Open Market Committee statement, the prepared remarks in the press conference, and the speeches from the head of the Federal Reserve (Janet Yellen), the vice chairman (Stanley Fischer if confirmed by the Senate), and the vice chairman of the FOMC (Bill Dudley of the New York Fed). Harris notes the statement tries to summarize the majority view as accurately as possible.
The second tier consists of the so-called dot plot, the question-and-answer session during the Fed press conferences, and the Q&As of speeches by the Big 3. Each have their limitations. The dot plot for example are rough forecasts and comingle hawks and doves, and there are sometimes misstatements in the press conferences and Q&A sessions.
"[Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan] Greenspan has been gone for 8 years now, and it is time to dump the 'decoder' ring," Harris writes.
The third tier are the minutes, the speeches from the majority voters, and lastly, the speeches from the hawks. The hawks have been "swimming upstream against the majority and often send wrong signals," Harris says.
— Steve Goldstein
Follow Steve on Twitter @mktwgoldstein
Follow Capitol Report @capitolreport
Also read: The Fed's enormous balance sheet in seven charts


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nodyce needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 212 designs submitted by 57 freelance designers.
socialdressup.com is going to specialize in literally "Dressing Up" social media profiles such as Twitter, facebook fan pages, youtube and myspace etc. . Thinking something classy, fun and professional. One of the things that comes to mind is Twitter, Facebook fan page, Youtube and myspace (logos) all getting ready to show up at a red carpet event or something like that. That's just one idea though so feel free to let the creative juices flow here.
individuals, professionals and businesses who want to uniformly brand their social media accounts (twitter, facebook fan page and youtube and even myspace).
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There were attention-grabbing channel chief moves throughout 2012, and that continued right up through the end of December. Here's a look at some of the biggest moves specific to the channel in the last 12 months, from Cisco and HP to Ingram Micro, VMware and Symantec.
Also be sure to check out CRN's roundup of the 25 Blockbuster IT Executive Moves of 2012.


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May 14, 2008, 4:11 pm
Rambo broke color barriers
Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and Vince Gill are just some of the artists who recorded songs written by gospel singer and songwriter Dottie Rambo. Rambo, 74, died in a tour bus accident this past Sunday on her way to a Mother's Day concert in Missouri. Some of her songs are standards such as "I Go to the Rock."
She was one of the first Southern gospel artists to break racial barriers by using African-American backup singers. In 1968 Rambo caused a stir in the industry when she won a Grammy for best soul gospel performance. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame last year.
— Denver Post news services


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Choosing the Right Law School / W&L vs. Temple« on: August 03, 2011, 08:10:51 PM »
Got accepted to W&L off the wait-list with very little money to show for it. Was committed to Temple (but have not signed an apartment lease yet or anything like that, save the seat deposits). Dad surprised me today and said he would cover the difference in cost, making money essentially a non issue now. To what extent will Washington and Lee position me better after graduation than Temple, should I move to Lexington basically just to say I went to a "top 30"? I love Philly, but also love the idea of potentially landing an interesting job in D.C. post-grad. Anyone have any insight? I have Philly connections, but W&L seems like a considerably better school overall. Thoughts?


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I'm on a mission to be more organized. How in the world does all this material pile up so fast? And for me at least, the material lives in two dimensions: paper and electronic. It's one thing to have a paper filing system, and quite another to have electronic files. On multiple computers. Pause here to cross myself and pray they don't crash any time soon.
So I've been trying to devote a small number of hours per week to some form of "organizing". This last week I was going through files on ONE of my computers. One by one, I am opening files and then trying to rename the file so it most accurately reflects the contents and then (possibly) moving that file to a folder where similar related things can be kept together.
In the course of this task last week, I opened a PDF file that was simply named "Gillespie Family". Well, the file contained scans of some Gillespie-related newspaper articles, some pages of the Gillespie Family Record, and what's this? A two-page typewritten article dated August, 1917, titled "First Reunion, 1916" by Mary E. Jameson, Historian.
Well all I can tell you is that some gremlin must have put this on my computer. Seriously, if I ever saw this before in my life, the recollection is completely lost. And so finding it now is like finding gold! Especially after several years of intensive research with my Gillespie cousins trying to make sense of varying dates associated with our ancestors' arrival in the New World, this document leaps to attention! In two pages, Ms. Jameson describes how Robert Gillespie arrived in Quebec in 1847 rather than 1838 as described previously in the Gillespie Family Record. It describes how Robert arrived with his oldest daughter Mary Jane, and how they worked for 18 months before having the money to send for the rest of the family. It then describes Elizabeth's voyage with her other young and some sick children, and how her arrival in Quebec became indeed a true family reunion.
There are no good words for how precious this piece of writing is. It is written by a granddaughter 20 years after her grandmother Elizabeth Donaldson Gillespie's death, and so it is in time the closest description we have of Robert and Elizabeth's journey to the New World. The piece contains other clues to wonder about as well as at least one clear mistake. So we know it's not perfect. But its value shines. It glows. It smiles quietly to be found again and pondered anew. Vive l'organisation!
From County Armagh, Ireland to Quebec and New York, on to Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Ontario; Michigan, Iowa, and Colorado, and now today everywhere
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Recent Discovery
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I am so glad I am not the only one who has seemed to gathered so much material. I feel organized but in reality it is everywhere - electronic, notebooks, file folder and a spreadsheep of notes... Yes I definitely need to streamline.ReplyDelete
Theresa (Tangled Trees)
I am in serious need of an "organizing weekend", so I feel your pain. The papers and digital files start piling up and then it gets out of control. :)ReplyDelete
Welcome to the Geneablogging community!
I love finding surprise files - it's just like Christmas!ReplyDelete
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I hope you are all enjoying your Halloween. We are back from candy collecting and are all snuggled up with our favorite halloween movies and bellies full of sweets. Speaking of sweets here are a few highlights of mine...
This year My oldest decided he wanted to be Lego Luke Skywalker
So, 1 Costco sized red vines container and a cardboard box later we had a pretty good Luke, complete with black glove covering the hand Darth hacked off!
My little Lego Jedi was pretty popular, he even won a costume contest
Then there was my little cowpoke. His exact words were "I wanna be a cowboy with a rope!"
We had a blast at our annual Halloween party
We decorated cupcakes, read some spooky stories and played a lot!
Then we carved our pumpkins, making sure to save the seeds so we could roast them and make a delicious snack
luckily, daddy was able to help
then it was finally time to go trick or treating
and get some "CANDY" !!!
Happy Halloween from our home to yours! I hope everyone is enjoying a safe and sugary sweet night!