Most hikers would hightail it upon spotting two snakes fighting on a path. Arkansas hiker Dawn Kelly decided to record the snakes on her smartphone instead, creating the kind of video most of us would rather watch from a safe distance. The unusual thing about this snake battle royale, however, isn't that Kelly managed to record it unscathed, but that the two snakes, a copperhead and a cottonmouth, shouldn't have been fighting at all. According to Alabama Auburn University herpetologist David Steen, male snakes often fight in something called a "combat dance" over female snakes. But until now, no one has recorded evidence of two different species of male snakes fighting, according to the BBC.
CNETAlfred Olango has died from his injuries at the hospital.
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At 18 weeks pregnant, fitness model Massy “Mankofit” Arias decided to post a couple of exposed-belly selfies on Instagram and ended up sharing some serious pregnancy inspo.
Kristine SolomonBefore José Fernández announced to the world that he was becoming a father, the late Miami Marlins pitcher showed off his paternal side when he deftly comforted a boy he saw crying in the stands. Instagram user @lunchtimegraphs posted a sweet video of Fernández approaching the boy and asking for his autograph - while also offering up his own. "You write it here and I write it here," Fernández, 24, instructed the boy with an encouraging smile as he held a Sharpie.
PeopleMonica Schipper | FilmMagic | Getty Images Hawn was in London this week to raise awareness and money for her eponymous foundation, and in a wide-ranging interview she also spoke candidly about her long-term partner Kurt Russell. She has been with the fellow movie star for 33 years and told CNBC that she often has to field questions about their relationship and their decision to never get married. "It's fine not being married," she said. She said the secret to their partnership was giving each other space and trying to respect each other's opinion. "Listening is huge, learn to listen. And it's hard, relationships are not easy, most of them don't last. I mean when you look at what's really going
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Former Pvt. Thomas Jacob Weaver was in bed late one night, near the end of his three months at Marine Corps boot camp, when several drill instructors burst into his platoon’s room. Many of them smelled like they had been drinking whiskey, he said, and they ordered the recruits to crawl over cement floors covered in laundry detergent. Soon after, the instructors left the room and then abruptly returned. One of them demanded to know where he could find “the terrorist.” Weaver knew immediately who he was talking about: a fellow Marine recruit who was Muslim. “We heard the door slam, and then we heard screaming, and then we heard loud noises, and then they left,” Weaver said. “And then I saw [the
Washington PostA man who was found alive days after he and his mother disappeared when their boat sank during a recent fishing trip has denied having anything to do with it. Officials say the woman is likely dead and have launched an investigation into the incident, according to multiple reports. "I know I wasn't responsible for the boat sinking.
PeopleIn the full week since Brad Pitt released a statement to People regarding Angelina Jolie’s decision to file for divorce , there has been radio silence, even amidst reports he is being investigated for child abuse by the FBI and Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services for being verbally and physically abusive with one of his children on a flight from France to California. Pitt broke his silence this afternoon toAccess Hollywood, although his second statement did not address any of these allegations. Instead, Pitt announced he will not be attending tomorrow’s red carpet screening of Voyage of Time, a documentary he narrated (and where he’d likely have to take questions from reporters).
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A nearly 34-ton armored fighting vehicle-- that swims? Marines will have a new Amphibious Combat Vehicle to storm the beaches in future battles. Unveiled this week at the Modern Day Marine, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, or the ACV 1.1, was created by BAE Systems and IVECO Defence. The vehicle combines a high degree of protection with amphibious and land capabilities. The new armored assault vehicle can launch from a ship at sea and then travel by water, ready to launch attacks on the shore. Once it reaches ground, it can chase enemy forces at 70 miles per hour and unleash some serious firepower. Currently, the Marines use options like the AAV-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle to move from ship
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