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Try Palm Bay’s version at Memaw’s Bar-B-Que, where the meats are cooked for hours over a hickory and oak hardwood firepit.—
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
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When burned, the wood produces a rich, aromatic smoke due to high lignin levels, which imparts a more intense flavor than oak or hickory, with earthy cumin undertones and a mild sweetness.—
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The Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake is even the official state reptile.—
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No trail, just rock after rock, a phantom rattlesnake curled in every crevice.—
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Other than the boulder, the stunt show at Disney World also features a bullwhip demonstration and falls from tall buildings, as well as stunts with axe-swinging stone soldiers and punji stick pressure plates.—
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Arcs of electricity bolted from it, blue bullwhips that flashed out from it and left thunder in their wake.—
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Scientists have captured high-speed video of venomous snake strikes, including this dramatic footage of a copperhead.—
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As the leaves turn to shades of orange and brown, a copperhead snake starts to blend perfectly into its habitat.—
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The sedate throwing of flowers erupted into a fistfight, a ministampede and people lashed with whips and riding quirts.—
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The Cape coral cobra (Aspidelaps lubricus) and the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), act in a more stealthy fashion.—
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Cleopatra was imprisoned in her palace, and legend has it that an ally brought her a basket of figs, and hidden within was the cobra that gave the Egyptian queen that fatal bite.—
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Despite its name, river birch trees perform well in drier soils and are drought tolerant once established.—
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Mixed oak woods, pine and birch, upland rowan.—
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Birkenstock Buckley Moc Clog A shoe with a moccasin-like feel, the Birkenstock Buckley Moc Clog is comfortable and so easy to slip on and off.—
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The concepts are getting more adventurous, too, with brands like Asics experimenting with technical leather sneakers and New Balance readying moccasin-like mash-ups.—
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“Blacksnake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacksnake. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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