Most economists agree that there will be divisions among the nine-person committee when it comes to this week’s vote.

The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold next week but economists are bracing for a close-call decision with new economic data opening the door to a potential cut. The ...

Thousands of Arkansas families could lose access to food assistance in November if the federal government doesn’t reach a new funding deal soon.The U.S. Departm ...

In India, superstitions and myths have fueled a rampant illegal trade in the red sand boa, a docile, nonvenomous snake, reports Shatabdi Chakrabarti in a video for Mongabay India. The red sand boa ...

Over the course of six years, between January 2016 and December 2021, WCS-India, a non-profit working on wildlife conservation, recorded 172 instances of the illegal sand boa trade across the country.

The report seeks to unravel the dynamics of the illicit trade by analysing data The red sand boa has emerged as one of most sought-after reptile species in illegal market The report uses 172 red sand ...

A report by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)-India has pointed out 172 incidents of seizures of red sand boa (Eryx johnii) between the years 2016-2021. The report, compiled by the Counter ...

A non-venomous red sand boa was rescued by an NGO in Delhi after being trapped in two metal rings of a motor pump. The snake will be released back into its natural habitat. A red sand boa, a ...

A massive Red Sand Boa snake was rescued from four smugglers in West Bengal’s Darjeeling. The accused, who have been arrested, were involved in illegal trading and were set to take the non-venomous ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Four smugglers with red sand boa were arrested and sent to court in the Choral Range on Thursday. They were sent to remand. A team of the State Tiger Strike Force (STSF) from ...

The common man believes that the snake brings wealth and prosperity; it can cost anywhere between Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2 crore Last week, two young men suffered grievous injuries after a vehicle hit their ...

The red sand boa snake is used for making certain medicines, cosmetics and in black magic Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh): A red sand boa snake was rescued from four persons who were trying to sell it in ...