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Does "Nag Mani" exists in real life? Here's the truth!!

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If you are one among who follows Hinduism, then most probably you may believe in 'Snake God' also known as 'Nag Dev'. But have you heard or come across any belief about the famous story of 'Nag Mani' ? If yes, then, in this blog i am going to bust the myth about the story of 'Nag Mani'. If you have not heard about the story, well good for you, at least you are getting aware about such things that maybe happening around!! So as per our ancestral belief, " if a cobra or a king cobra does not bite anyone, nor eats anything, and preserves its venom for over 100 years, the venom turns into a diamond/stone".  But again there might be a few other variations to this story as well. However, any snake be it cobra or a king cobra cannot survive without food and water which is a basic necessity. The snake has to hunt for food for their own survival. So what exactly is Nag Mani? How does it look?   The real name of this Nag Mani is  "Benzyte Carbonate...

Myths vs Facts!

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Hello there, welcome back to a new blog. This blog is to make you all understand the myths vs facts about snakes that you may have heard since the ancestral period.  Snake myths are one of the main reasons for people's phobia towards these creatures and today let us break those myths and know the facts. So, below are a few myths that i have come across during my rescues while interacting with people.  MYTHS vs FACTS: 1. Myths: If a rat snake hits anyone with it's tail, one's bones can break!!    Facts : Rat snakes are harmless (non-venomous) snake specie. There are no studies/proof to show the myth actually exists.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Myths: If a person whistles at night, it attracts snake to enter the houses!     Facts: Snakes are tone-deaf and do not have ears to hear anyone speak or whistle. Snakes senses  purely depends on its fork-shaped t...