By Mongabay.com 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 ...

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There is a widespread superstition in India that a cat passing one’s path brings bad luck. A group of people can be seen in the video beating the animal, dousing it in petrol, and setting it on ...

The horrific killing of the baboon fondly named Raygun has drawn attention to the deep-rooted superstitions surrounding ... it is a wild animal owned by alleged witches. The NSPCA said it will ...

One superstition is that cows holding their tails ... but when the tail is tucked between the cow’s legs, it means the animal is cold, sick, or frightened,” According to Berkeley.