As Iraq runs dry, a plague of snakes is unleashed

The Independent | Jun. 21, 2009 (News Report)

Swarms of snakes are attacking people and cattle in southern Iraq as the Euphrates and Tigris rivers dry up and the reptiles lose their natural habitat among the reed beds. Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jun. 21, 2009

Interesting twist. As a person who has a phobia about snakes, the first part gave me chills. But then the article delved into the causes of the snakes--mainly that other countries have damed up the rivers to such an extent that river level have fallen to historic lows.

An excellent example that water is no longer the exclusive ownership of individual countries. Water is becoming a global concern.

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