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Snakes in India:paying the price of their priceless venom

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                  A rogue  is caught in the kanjikode village of kerala state with illicit goods that are not considered a gold mine by common man. The item is venom of a king cobra and the quantity is merely 200 ml. Even a negligible amount of a king cobra"s venom can prove fatal,so the thought of collecting such a dangerous thing should not even cross our minds. In spite of this,the value of the small amount of venom found on the rogue equals about 20 million rupees in the grey market.The retail price rises even higher in the international market.                    Such an illegal trade is being conducted on a large scale in India;but the venom traders of kerala have surpassed all limits by destroying the very existence of the snakes in the state. Thousands of snakes like the king cobra,Russell's viper,krait,etc. are killed every year in  order to extract their precious ...
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1/3 rd area of the planet and 2/3 rd area of the water in earth. Continents  Total 7 continents in the world. Sr.No Continents Area Population Countries 1. Asia 44,579,000 sq. kms 3,879,000,333 47 2. Africa 30,065,000 sq. kms 1,032,600,256 57 3. North America 24,256,000 sq. kms 528,720,588 23 4. South America 17,819,000 sq. kms 387,489,196 12 5. Antarctica 14,000,000 sq. kms 0 0 6. Europe 9,938,000 sq. kms 739,165,030 50 7. Australia 7,687,000 sq. kms 31,260,000 3 How many countries in the earth. Countries in the World: 195 There are  195 countries  in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are  member states of the United Nations  and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the  Holy See  and the  State of Palestine . Not in the list Not included in this total count of 195 countries are: Taiwan  - the United Nations considers it represented by the People's Republic...
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