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Kashmir rock agama | Laudakia tuberculata Gray, 1827

Kashmir rock agama | Laudakia tuberculata Gray, 1827 Kashmir rock agama is a species of lizard that belong to family agamidae which is found in India (West Himalaya, Kashmir, Punjab, Jammu (Doda, Bhaderwah, Rajouri, Batote, Ladakh, & Kishtwar) Uttar Pradesh & Himachal Pradesh), Nepal (Katmandu, Chitlong), Pakistan (North), Afghanistan (East) & China (Tibet). Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Agamidae Genus: Laudakia species: tuberculata Binomial name Laudakia tuberculata (Gray, 1827) Head of the species is observed depressed where snout is longer than the distance of the orbit; nostrils present on the lateral sides just below the canthus rostralis and are slightly tubular. Scales on the upper side of the head are smooth or feebly keeled,...

The Stone Of "Beer Dev": Abode of Legend

It was a Sunday morning, pleasant breeze, silver sun fondling at the tips of nascent apple leaves, sweet calling of birds and a feeble thud of hot teacup at my bedside desk was what I woke up to. As if everything was a beautiful dream. My knuckles rubbed my slumber into dissolution and eyes gradually opened to not the regular setting of my bedroom. It took me a moment to realize that my presence occupied a living picture of my desktop wallpaper today. I was in my beautiful hometown. I had reached there, the previous night with one of my friends. It was then I realised that I had left behind all that loud clattering of the city and its unbearable summer heat and in there, it felt like heaven. The small town is surrounded all around with thick canopies, with huge trees standing tall as the guardians of the nature’s haven. The lush green foliage, salubrious spaces, offer a striking contrast to the stinking pungency of industrial waste and pollution that looms like a permanent appar...

The Procession of Faith: The Holy Place, Kailash Kund ("Kablas"), Everyone Should Visit Once in His/Her life

The Holy Kund ("Kablas") is located on hills of Bhaderwah region of Jammu province of Jammu & Kashmir state. Bhaderwah is known by many names one of it is "NAGON KI BHOOMI" means “THE LAND OF SNAKES”. The history of the region is not well known to the general masses. The Bhaderwah Town (Nagar Bhaderwah) was known as “HETTARY NAGAR” and before that, there were two other towns namely “DONGA NAGAR” & “UDHO NAGAR”. Both the places were situated around villages Mondha which is about 3 kms towards the East of present Bhaderwah town. Ancient stories depicts that back in time both the Nagar’s were destroyed in floods came through from Himalayan ranges, and the presence of the big rocks in abundance available in the present era reveal the story of disaster occurred then. Earlier then, the peoples of Bhaderwah selected a place for their rehabilitation in SEERI (Seer: massive piece of land), now known as Seeri Bazar, a field belonging to a Zamindars. Devi Vasuki Nag, ...

The Divine abode of Manimahesh (Lord Shiva) : The Jewel Bearer

Manimahesh is a holy place of Hindu community & an high altitude lake located at an elevation of 4,080 m.asl situated close to the Manimahesh Kailash Peak in the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas, of the Bharmour region of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh state in India. The religious importance of Manimahesh Lake is next to the Lake Manasarovar located in Tibet. The trek of Manimahesh is one of the beautiful treks of Himachal Pradesh. The lake is also known as Chamba Kailash & is believed to be the home of Lord Shiva (the Hindu deity). The lake is the venue of a highly revered pilgrimage trek undertaken during the month of August/September corresponding to the month of Bhadon according to Hindu calendar, on the eighth day of the New Moon period. It is known as the ‘Manimahesh Yatra’. The Government of Himachal Pradesh has declared it as a state-level pilgrimage. Manimahesh Lake Manimahesh Kailash Peak Manimahesh...

Himalayan Wolf Snake | Lycodon mackinnoni, Wall (1906)

Is snakes in Khatron Ke Khiladi are poisonous or not ?

Firstly all snakes are not poisonous. All of the Serpents are Venomous except some; now the snake's used in shows like "Khatron ke Khiladi" are not venomous at all. Most of the snakes used in these shows are belonged to boa & pythonidae families of snakes. Difference b/w venomous and poisonous? Now in both condition the creature is toxic. But the venomous one's are those which need to deliver or inject the venom directly into the body of other organisms, for this they have specialized instrument such fangs in snakes while in case of poisonous animals they are only be toxic if they are eaten or being touched.