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Venomous cobra found in family prayer room
A snake rescuer has described the tense encounter with a cobra after being called to a home in South Africa’s Reservoir Hills.
Taking to Facebook, Nick Evans, who is a reptile educator and conservationist, said he was confronted by “an angry Mozambique spitting cobra” — a highly venomous snake native to Africa – last Friday.
Mr Evans said that he had been called to save a snake that had been discovered in a hole in the wall of a family’s prayer room but the reptile proved elusive when he arrived.
“When I arrived, I stuck my phone in the hole in the wall, on video mode, hoping to spot the snake. I heard something. When cobras are irritated, they emit a distinct, short hiss…However, I was unable to see it on the camera,” the snake catcher said.
Struggling to locate the snake, he said he resorted to tearing apart a section of the room as he spotted a gap which he suspected the snake had travelled through, adding that the homeowner was adamant to get the snake out.
He said he found the snake exactly where he expected it to be after some dismantling with the homeowner’s help.
“The reptile was not happy but I went ahead and pulled the snake out with the help of tongs. It spat furiously at my tongs, then me. The family was happy to see the back of this snake, and I don’t blame them!” he concluded in the post. — ndtv.com
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NCA clamps down on 62 defaulting stations
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has directed non-
compliant FM Broadcasting Stations to immediately suspend operations on their respective frequencies for various infractions.
According to the NCA, the enforcement action has become necessary due to persistent violations of regulatory requirements, specifically Regulations 54 and 56 of the Electronic Communications Regulations, 2011 (L.I. 1991) and the Conditions of their FM Broadcasting Authorisations.
This action follows a directive issued by the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam George, mandating the NCA to enforce applicable sanctions on stations found to be in violation of the regulations in the recent audit conducted by the NCA to ensure full compliance with licensing and operational requirements in the broadcasting sector.
Following this directive, the NCA has commenced enforcement of regulatory sanctions against defaulting entities identified in the Frequency Audit Report in phases.
The categorisation of infractions under the first phase is as follows:
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Loose goat evades pursuing police in Georgia
Police in Georgia are hot on the trail of a ‘hoofed Houdini’ — an escaped goat spotted running loose in Duluth.
The Duluth Police Department said on social media that numerous calls came on Tuesday, reporting a loose goat ‘trotting’ on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard ‘like it had somewhere very important to be.’
“Officers responded and attempted to corral the hoofed Houdini as it made its way toward Albion Farm Road, where it hopped a few fences and outsmarted us by disappearing into backyards,” the post said.
Police suspect the goat might be the same animal seen running loose recently in Suwanee.
“Apparently, it had unfinished business in Duluth,” police wrote.
