[Daily article] November 8: King brown snake

The king brown snake (Pseudechis australis) is a species of highly
venomous snake of the family Elapidae, native to northern, western, and
Central Australia. Despite its common name, it is a member of the genus
Pseudechis (black snakes) and only distantly related to true brown
snakes. First described by the English zoologist John Edward Gray in
1842, it is a robust snake up to 3.3 m (11 ft) long. It is variable in
appearance, with individuals from northern Australia having tan
upperparts, while those from southern Australia are dark brown to
blackish. The dorsal scales are two-toned, sometimes giving the snake a
patterned appearance. Its underside is cream or white, often with orange
splotches. The snake is considered to be a least-concern species. Its
venomous bites often produce extensive pain and swelling, and deaths
have been recorded, most recently in 1969. Its victims are treated with
black-snake (not brown-snake) antivenom.

Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_brown_snake>

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Today's selected anniversaries:

1644:

The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, was
enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first
Qing emperor to rule over China.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunzhi_Emperor>

1940:

The Italian invasion of Greece failed as outnumbered Greek
units repulsed the Italians at the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Elaia%E2%80%93Kalamas>

1987:

A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb exploded during a
Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, killing 12
people and injuring 63 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day_bombing>

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Wiktionary's word of the day:

mentalese:
(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which
concepts are represented in the mind.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mentalese>

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Wikiquote quote of the day:

  Our Good Lord shewed Himself in diverse manners both in heaven
and in earth, but I saw Him take no place save in man's soul.  
--Julian of Norwich
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich>

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