The United States Marine Corps have officially retired the Bell AH-1W “Super Cobra” from their ranks after more than 30 years of dependable service, according to a recent service news release. According to a USMC statement, after 933,614 flight hours over a 34-year career, the AH-1W “Whiskey” Super Cobra flew its last flight over the City of New Orleans passing its legacy and mission to the “Zulu” variant, the AH-1Z Viper. The iconic dual-blade aircraft served as the dedicated attack helicopter for the Marines through multiple campaigns, including Operation Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING […]
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New Delhi (Sputnik): The Delhi Metro – the city’s metropolitan transport services – will be opened to passengers on 7 September after over five months of suspension during the national lockdown. New Delhi has decided to relax the lockdown guidelines for the fourth time from 1 September. As the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was preparing to re-open its passenger services after a gap of over five months, a four-foot-long venomous cobra emerged from a station in south Delhi. The metro authorities immediately alerted Wildlife SOS, a voluntary organisation engaged in wildlife conservation, which rescued the snake and released it into its […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107475/64/1074756423_0:120:1280:840_1200x675_80_0_0_08273ce3d48d34a758a48da95ba30f22.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202007131079867331-watch-15-foot-giant-king-cobra-coming-dangerously-close-to-rescuer-in-south-india–video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): The monsoon season has finally arrived in India after a months-long scorching summer. Along with rains, come the reptiles which are frequently being seen in residential areas and buildings. Recently, a giant monitor lizard was spotted in the capital Delhi. A 15-foot-long king Cobra entered a village in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The forest department subsequently came to rescue the giant reptile and release it back into the wild. A video of the incident shows the rescuer first picking up the cobra with his bare hands and placing it on a hook. The […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107475/64/1074756423_0:120:1280:840_1200x675_80_0_0_08273ce3d48d34a758a48da95ba30f22.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202006221079687771-watch-king-cobra-chasing-another-snake-catching-and-swallowing-it/ Local residents who watched the dramatic moment called some snake wranglers but when they arrived the smaller serpent was already dead inside the king cobra’s mouth. A video has been shared online, showing a king cobra chasing one of its own species in a pond in Prachin Buri, central Thailand, before catching and swallowing it. According to Newsflare, a 3.7-metre-long cobra chased a smaller cobra before dragging it ashore and swallowing it. One of the witnesses called some snake wranglers but when they arrived the giant reptile’s lunch was almost over: only a small […]
Viral 05:28 GMT 26.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107666/22/1076662272_1:0:2047:1151_1200x675_80_0_0_a727bed31360134ead4cd004500797a0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202005261079417102-angry-indian-grandma-drags-cobra-by-tail-/ New Delhi (Sputnik): The sight of a full-grown snake, lurking inside your home, is sure to cause chills to run down your spine but not for this Indian grandma who literally took matters into her own hands. While most would usually freak out at the sight of a cobra, an Indian woman didn’t, grabbing the snake by the tail and dragging it through her village to haul it out, as seen in a video. The woman then throws the snake into an open area and returns home. The viral […]
India 07:58 GMT 09.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107475/64/1074756423_0:120:1280:840_1200x675_80_0_0_08273ce3d48d34a758a48da95ba30f22.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202005091079252302-creepy-cobra-found-crawling-on-atm-machine-in-indias-uttar-pradesh—video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Imagine withdrawing money from an ATM and a snake slithering out instead of cash. The video of a snake trapped inside an ATM cabin in India is sending shivers down the spines of internet users. A cobra has snuck into a bank ATM in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was noticed crawling on the floor and the ATM machine while people who visited the ATM to withdraw cash stood outside recording a video. The scary video which shows the massive snake climbing […]