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World Service,16 Feb 1994,13 mins

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The mythology and biology of the snake. "The cobra is shown on the brow of the king, rearing up with the whole throat swollen, the dramatic gesture we call the uraeus." Picture: Green tree python, Credit: Getty Images

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