TED-Ed If you're scared of snakes, watch this

From: TED-Ed - Sunday Apr 10, 2022 02:06 pm

If you're scared of snakes, watch this

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Watch this if you're scared of snakes
By Andrew Whitworth, directed by Billie Baxter
As of 2021, there are 368 species of viper worldwide. The name comes from the term viviparity, which means giving birth to live young. Vipers are often highly venomous, with two hollow, extra long fangs that unfold into imposing weapons when the viper prepares to strike. So, which are the most dangerous? Andrew Whitworth travels around the world to visit some of nature’s most incredible snakes.

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History vs. Tamerlane the Conqueror
By Stephanie Honchell Smith, directed by Brett Underhill, PorkchopBob Studio
He was born in the 1330s in the Chaghatayid Khanate, formerly the Mongol Empire. On the steppe, he rose from a lowly sheep thief to become one of history’s greatest conquerors, uniting nearly all of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran under his rule. But was he a great state builder or a bloodthirsty tyrant? Stephanie Honchell Smith puts this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Tamerlane.

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