Mongooses and snakes are born enemies, they cannot tolerate each other. Among snakes, there are non-venomous to venomous whose bites can kill an animal or a person. There is a sense of spreading danger whenever snakes are around. But mongooses are the only animals that snakes want to stay far away from. They both cannot stay side by side, snakes are sure to be defeated. There are many reasons that the venomous bite of the snakes can do on its only enemy in the world.

Why Mongoose is able to win even against venomous snakes?

Mongoose is almost undefeatable, it is the reason that this animal is banned in New Zealand. It can kill any animal; an increase in its population is a sign of danger for the survival of other animals. Even snakes are not able to survive when encountered in any fight with their enemy. The weird nature of the destroyer is not at all liked as a pet or even in forests. Snakes are allowed in zoos but mongooses are not. Venomous snakes can spread the terror of death wherever it goes but their poison does not act on the flexible and fur-coated body.

Between the fight for life and death the snake’s bite, the poison does not work on the mongoose. The presence of the acetyl chlorine receptor (AChR) alpha subunit in the muscles nicotinic makes it the winner. It acts as a great protector against poisons. This helps them to survive even against the bite of the cobra; they can defeat the most venomous one.

The muscles are thick coats with specific chemical presence disabling the poison to work on it. Above all the outer part of the Mongoose body is covered with fur. The flexibility of the animal is an essential feature that allows escaping the bites of any type of snake.

How does a mongoose kill a snake?

Killing a snake is not easy; it has the ability to escape with quick and flexible body movements. When they find their prey around or any enemy nearby, it is their venomous teeth that help them to escape and survive. Hunting of snakes is exceptional, as mongoose has an extraordinary ability to move. Their high-rated flexibility and speed do not allow the serpentine to win.

In the initial stage, the mongoose continuously plays with the target until it gets tired. Once the target gets tired it is easy to hunt them. Highly energetic and flexible animal with a protective coating, mongoose can fight till the end, first playing with them and then slowly bringing them into their control and continue fighting with them unless they stop moving.

Even when venomous snakes bite and try to run away the quick movements of a mongoose stops them to escape. Indian mongooses are trained as pets and kept at home. It is because of the destructive nature they keep unwanted animals away from the property boundary. Rarely snakes are seen to win as they can hardly bite consecutively two to three times at once. About 80 percent of the mongoose winning records confirms against the venomous cobras.

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There are three key ingredients of happiness, ’empathy’, ‘altruism’ and ‘pro-social’ activity. There are countries that don’t practice any of these and there are a few that have set example in the global forefront by abiding by those simple rules. The societal ills and atrocities tend to tarnish the overall image of a country and when we take personal inventory into corrective methods, our small steps bring big changes. Every citizen, after all, should imbibe some basic ethics that make a country a better place for the generations to come. Here are handful of names of such countries that teach us a thing or two about unity, empathy, altruism and living for others:

Sweden:

This tops the list of happiest countries of the world consistently because of the satisfaction level of the citizens. For example, if you want to probe into the fact as to what makes these countrymen so happy, simply visit a small coffee shop where you will be faced with the tradition of Fika, which is “break time” where locals meet, greet and eat pastries together in an act of merrymaking.

Australia:

The main reason why Australia is deemed to be the happiest country in the world is that it has very low pollution level and of course, high level of civic engagement. Australia, aside from that, is very popular for arranging barbecue in national parks or outdoor places where they offer free or coin-operated grills which unites people over food.

New Zealand:

This is a thriving ecological paradise beaming with the gorgeous sight of Blue Mountains to the wild Penguins. This biodiverse paradise in the world prides on the ecological balance which obviously is accredited to human hard work. If you are in New Zealand, you should not miss visiting the Volcano, ancient Maori sites and raters at Tongariro and Whanaguni National Parks.

Canada:

Canada is the symbol of unity and boasts on being the most culturally diverse country in that bargain. visitors can learn the art of mushing during winter’s dogsledding season in the parts of the northwest along the old Trans-Canada Highway. The adventure junkies can hike the slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and Canada’s many national parks are there to take your breath away.

Finland:

A rather interesting custom that lures the visitors in the country is the Sauna. Yes, you can drain your worries in the Finnish Sauna. More interestingly, it has 3.3 million saunas throughout the country despite of having 5.2 million people.

Well, we believe that you have already figured out that these are the best travel destinations in the world whose law and order are in place too. These countries are, over the year, largely thronged by visitors and no wonder they return all contented.

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Beauty Of New Zealand – Are you a traveller? If not, then maybe these pictures shared by Jacob Laukaitis will make you one.

Yep, I’m personally mesmerised by these pictures.

So this guy name Jacob Laukaitis has been travelling the whole world since past 3.5 years. Isn’t it amazing? He never misses a chance to explore the beauty of places around the world. And that’s why; he explored interesting and worth-visiting places in different parts of the world. While exploring 8,000 Km around New Zealand, he couldn’t believe that this place is for REAL.

Yep, the beauty of New Zealand left him awe-struck.

Trust me; the pictures he shared will make you jealous too.

According to Bored Panda, he revealed that people were telling him that New Zealand is extremely picturesque country in the world, but he only believed when he explored it’s undeniable beauty.

Here are the pictures shared by him on Instagram. ( Beauty Of New Zealand )

I bet that they’ll make you crave to visit and explore New Zealand’s beauty with your own eyes.

1. Jacob flew to Auckland, brought a 1996 Mazda SUV Car and began his trip all around New Zealand in it.

2. Man, O Man, Just look at this beauty.

3. He revealed that he explored the Northernmost Point in all of New Zealand, before exploring the South. – The pictures are so damn amazing.

4. He also spent hours climbing to the top of the highest Volcano in all of New Zealand.

5. Then we walked over 22 kilometres across the famous Tangariro Alphine Crossing (A lot of scenes for the Lord of the Rings are filmed here)

6. South Island of New Zealand looks like a dream.

7. The Abel Tasman National Park is so eye-catchy.

8. To make it interesting, he jumped from a plane at 4,500 meters above the ground.

9. He enjoyed world’s first commercial Bungee Jump – All the adventurous people, take note of these things.

10. 2 hours to trek this lake – Damn! It’s so eye-pleasing.

11. This is Mt. Cook – New Zealand’s Highest and Dangerous Mountain.

12. This scene is so MAGICAL 🙂

13. And that was it – This breath-taking view though!

14. Hobbiton – The most popular movie set of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Source – Bored Panda.

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Sadly, India lost their world cup defence and had to ‘give it back’ after a shocking and dismal performance against erstwhile champions, Australia.

Maybe it was fatigue, nerves or whatever, our tall-order batsmen lost it and India failed to achieve the score set by the Kangaroos or even getting close to it!

Well, what is done is done and now New Zealand meets Australia in their first ever Cricket world cup final matches. New Zealand already brought South Africa to tears after winning a match most people thought they wouldn’t!

Here are 5 reasons why New Zealand might just clinch their first-ever world cup victory in their first-ever final match:

• Australian Middle-Order Isn’t That Strong

If Australians Aaron Finch, Steve Smith and David Warner’s wickets are clinched in the early overs, the Aussie middle order containing Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson and Michael Clarke might choke to pressure since they have performed below par in this World Cup in comparison to their actual strike rates and their capabilities. If New Zealand can keep up their pace attack like they did against SA, their match win is imminent.

Australia

• Melbourne Cricket Ground Factor

Yes, it might be the home ground to the Aussies and a mecca of cricket for them, but the NZ players have played a lot of matches on this ground in the erstwhile tri-series. Australia played their opening match against England at this ground and had won the match, but England was a much weaker team in comparison to NZ.

Melbourne Ground

• Corey Anderson–The All-Rounder!

This fiery bowler is himself capable of knocking down the Aussie army. His 3 wickets for 72 runs are what broke South Africa’s attack in the Semi-finals. He may be costlier on the runs side, but he takes crucial wickets, especially when his attack is complemented by Daniel Vettori and Trent Boult’s spells. He can score big runs with the bat too to compensate for lost runs. AB de Villers broke his record of the fastest hundred in ODIs. Corey’s personal best was 100 runs in just 36 balls!

Corey Anderson

• Grant Elliot – The Superman!

This man decimated South Africa in the Semi Finals and is sure to repeat the process for Australia as well! His 84 not out against SA in just 73 balls is what won New Zealand that nail-biting match which most experts had thought NZ will lose. He is like the Dhoni of New Zealand – 100% dependable!

Grant Elliott

• Unbeaten Record

Yes, you guessed it right! NZ is still unbeaten in this world cup! Like a Spartan against the 4^_time World cup champions! This team has not lost any match, but Australia lost a few during their sojourn towards the finals. 

If NZ wins this final, they are going to create history for themselves – beating champions Australia, at their home ground in their first ever World Cup Finals! Imagine the headlines that would be, if this actually happens!

The Aussies have tasted world cup success 4 times and it would be exciting to see what New Zealand, the first-time final finishers bring in to the game that promises to be a nail-biter owing to New Zealand’s thrilling display of sportsmanship this season right from the tri-series against Australia and India and this World Cup.

We feel the Aussies might choke just like India or the South Africans at the last moment and might accidentally gift a befitting victory to the New Zealanders.

Unbeaten

The final match between Australia and New Zealand will be telecast live from the MCG on March 29, 9 am onwards IST.

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Tomorrow the 2015 World Cup bout features South Africa vs New Zealand at Auckland– the first semi-final – and it is anticipated to be a scorcher of a match.

The first semi-final match will be played between South Africa and New Zealand at Auckland

All the cricketing nations would be watching this match closely (especially India and Australia) to know which team would make its debut as the finalist.

Yes, neither South Africa nor New Zealand has ever reached the final of a cricket World Cup before.

Where New Zealand has successfully maintained the unbeaten record in this tournament, South Africa made their way into the semi-final for the first time ever.

Though New Zealand appear as the clear favourites, South Africa would try their level best to not ‘choke’ under what appears to be a pressure situation for them.

Team Form

The Proteas faced Sri Lanka in their quarter-final match eventually gaining a comfortable win as their bowlers bowled out the Asian team for a measly 133. The Africans won that match big with not only 9 wickets to spare, but also 18 overs.

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets in the quarter-final

The Black Caps, on the other hand, dominated the West Indies. It is officially time for the likes of Brendon McCullum and Trent Boult to step aside and pave way for Martin Guptill, who the highest score by a New Zealander ever (237*) against their opponents to set them a target of 393.

Trent Boult has performed consistently in this edition of the World Cup

The Players

South Africa’s bowling seemed to have been enjoying the party from the back till the Pool games, but it really came to the party against Sri Lanka in the quarter-finals. The spinners decimated the Sri Lankan batting line-up with Imran Tahir claiming four-for and JP Duminy claiming his hat-trick and ending up with the figures of 3-29.

JP Duminy’s hat-trick proved fatal in Sri Lanka’s defeat in the quarter-final

New Zealand, on the other hand, has been in spectacular form, with the bat and the ball. Though initially Brendon McCullum took charge in regards with scoring runs, the last two matches have seen Martin Guptill step up to the occasion scoring a century and a double-century, respectively. Even Trent Boult and Tim Southee have troubled the batsmen with their in-wing and out-swinging deliveries.

Martin Guptill will have to play a big innings to ensure New Zealand’s win

Face-to-Face

In the World Cups, the two teams have faced each other on six occasions. New Zealand holds an edge over its opponents with four wins as compared to South Africa’s two. The Proteas would definitely want to get the win tomorrow and enter the finals for the first time.

New Zealand are 4-2 ahead against South Africa in World Cups

Prediction

We hope the match to go till the last over, making the bout a lot more interesting than it already is. Both teams have never reached World Cup finals before which would only elevate their hunger to outdo their opponent.

Looking at the line-up, the form and history concerning both teams, New Zealand should enter the finals.

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Sunday’s matches – West Indies vs. UAE and Pakistan vs. Ireland – decided the line-up for the ongoing ICC World Cup quarter-finals.

Where West Indies convincingly beat UAE, Pakistan took their own time to strike the final blow against Ireland.

Though it was an easy win for West Indies, they had to chase whatever the target set inside 36 overs. They managed to do that in the 31^st over after losing 4 wickets.

Jason Holder, the West Indies captain, was extremely pleased with the result and must have revelled in his own individual performance of 4 for 27.

West Indies captain Jason Holder celebrates a wicket

“We needed to win by a certain margin. We had to show positive intent. We knew we had to finish the game inside 36 overs and we did it”, is what he said during the post-match presentation ceremony.

The final Pool match between Pakistan and Ireland saw Pakistani wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed become the first man since 2007 World Cup to score a century for his team in this major tournament.

Sarfraz Ahmed scored an unbeaten century against Ireland

The conclusion of yesterday’s matches meant that the World Cup has its eight quarter-finalist teams – South Africa, Sri Lanka, India, New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies – that will compete against one another for the coveted prize.

CONFIRMED, We have our 8 quarter-final teams & 4 brilliant #cwc15 matches coming up! MORE – http://t.co/4toFMH6x0q pic.twitter.com/oUYBeFnfEV

— ICC (@ICC) March 15, 2015

The first quarter-final match will be played on 18^th March between Sri Lanka and South Africa. Defending champions India will take on their Asian adversary Bangladesh on the 19^th in Melbourne. Australia, the four-time former World Cup champion, will face Pakistan on March 20. The quarter-finals will end with co-host New Zealand taking on West Indies on the 21^st of March in Wellington.

Where the post-match programme Cricket Live yesterday saw the cricket legends predicting winners of the quarter-finals as South Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand, it will only be on the match day when we get to witness as to which teams handle the pressure better.

In case any of the quarter-final / semi-final matches gets abandoned or tied, the team that finished in a higher position than their opponent would move on to the next stage of the competition.

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The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will begin in two days. All teams – the frontrunners and the minnows – are prepping for one of the toughest battles they will ever face.

If the 2011 World Cup in the Asian subcontinent was a difficult tour for cricketing nations, the pitches in Australia and New Zealand will have their share of troubles to offer.

This time around, however, the ICC has decided to make certain tweaks to the already existing rules; the format though will be similar to the previous edition with ten teams participating.

Two New Balls

Two new balls will be used

White ball degrades sooner than the red cherry, which is why, not too long ago, ICC came up with the rule to replace the new ball with a semi-new ball after 34 overs. This caused a lot of troubles for fast bowlers, as they reported not being able to reverse swing the semi-new ball, which actually is possible with an old, worn out ball. During the 2015 edition of the World Cup, teams will be provided two new balls each, which is sure to make batting all the more interesting. Again, reverse swing will be rarely be in the picture.

Powerplays and Fielding Restrictions

Powerplay will be divided in two sections

The change of having four fielders instead of five within the 30-yard circle was made in 2012 and ICC will stick to that rule. You will also notice that there will be only two sections of powerplay instead of three. The first powerplay will be the mandatory one that comes into play in the first ten overs. The second one will be used by the batting side, but before the 40^th over, where three fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle instead of two.

Decision Review System

The DRS will be altered

The Decision Review System has always been seen as an interesting addition to cricket, as more often than not, it helps umpires make the right decision. Real-Time Snickometer and Hot Spot are often part of the DRS. This year’s World Cup will not include Hot Spot, but Real-Time Snickometer will be made available. Also, the initially practised 2.5 metre rule for lbw has been increased to 3 metres.

Super Overs Only in Finals

Super Overs will be applicable only for the Finals

In the 2011 World Cup, ICC introduced Super Overs in all matches that ended in a tie, in order to decide a winner. In 2015, Super Overs will feature only in the Finals, if the need be. The earlier edition featured the one-over eliminator in the knockout stage, but has been eliminated altogether for this year’s tournament.

The Winner’s Fee

The winning team will make 25% more money

The winner’s fee for the 2015 ICC World Cup has been increased by 25% as compared to the set prize money for the 2011 World Cup. If a team goes unbeaten throughout the tournament, like Australia did in 2007 World Cup, it can earn more than $4 million. Also, for the first time in World Cup history, the teams that do not reach the quarter-finals will also be compensated.

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Even though Team India lost the group game to Australia 4-2 in hockey, they will look to avert any such debacle as the New Zealand come calling in the all-important semis clash of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

But here’s the big deal – the Indian hockey men have to face the Kiwis without their influential midfielder, Sardar Singh.

The skipper has been suspended for one match following his second dangerous offence in the tournament.

Sardar was reprimanded during the Australia game and was followed by a yellow card against South Africa. The authorities initially had handed him a two-match ban but after an appeal by the Indian contingent, the suspension was reduced to one.

So how will the Indian hockey team do without their midfield maestro in the semi-final clash against the Kiwis?

Coach Terry Walsh has taken a balanced team to the CWG that saw the Men in Blue win three out of their allotted four matches. Walsh’s side has a fair combination of experience and youngsters and no wonder; the results are there to see.

The likes of VR Raghunath, Rupinder Pal Singh add the vital experience to the side with the likes of Akashdeep Singh and Yuvraj Walmiki adding the youth side to it. Rewinding the clock back to the 1998 at Kuala Lumpur, Team India had tasted success over the Black Sticks but in 2006 Melbourne edition, New Zealand emerged victorious, beating India 2-1 in the 5-6 position playoff. India did not play the Kiwis in 2010 Delhi Games where the hosts settled for silver while the New Zealand took away the bronze medal.

New Zealand are current favourites going into this tie with former ranked number 6 in the world and New several players in the side have more international experience to their name. Their main man will be penalty corner specialist Andy Hayward, who will look to pile up more goals and misery for the Indian hockey team.

Clearly from the outset, Team India looks a bit shaky and deflated (without Sardar Singh). The steel and nerves of Sardar will be missed immensely in the midfield but some of the seniors have to step up the plate and take the team home. Its either make or break for the Hockey side who might not see the light at the end of the tunnel after all!

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