Snake bites require urgent medical attention

WHEN summer comes, many animals that have been in hibernation or rarely seen during the winter, come out. These include snakes. As a result, cases of snake bites are often high during summertime....

How to identify poisonous snakes and spiders

Humans aren't the only animals to have some nasty tricks up their sleeves. Both spiders and snakes have a reputation for striking fear into even the most iron-willed of us (one particular whip-wieldin...

Mthwakazi mourns 40 years of Shona rule

Zimbabwe/ Mashonaland to be precise, is today the 18th of April 2020 celebrating its so-called 40 years of Independence.As they celebrate their forgeries of independence, it is not yet Uhuru f...

Mnangagwa admin ignoring root cause of rot

Poisonous snakes' teeth regenerate. It, therefore, doesn't work to remove the serpent's fangs and think you won't get snake bites anymore. The venom lies deep inside too.The Mnangagwa administ...

Poisonous snakes on the prowl in Zimbabwe

Poisonous snakes are on the rampage, particularly in the country's snake belt regions, biting 320 people in the first four weeks of the year.Statistics from the ministry of Health and Child Ca...

Snakes invade Indian soccer pitch

Kolkatta - In India, they have things on the pitch even more slippery and dangerous than Leo Messi in full flight.After this weekend's league match between Mohun Bagan and Arrows, a dozen ...

The social network: How some brains come hardwired for friendship

New research suggests that the ability for some people to make friends easy, is not due to luck or charm but might come embedded in our brains from birth, its  all in the amygdala, an almond...