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  2. Pythonidae - Wikipedia

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    In northwestern Ghana, people see pythons as a savior and have taboos to prevent the snake from being harmed or eaten. Their folklore states that this is because a python once helped them flee from their enemies by transforming into a log to allow them to cross a river. [34] In Botswana, San ritual practices surrounding pythons date back 70,000 ...

  3. Ball python - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... The ball python (Python regius), ... [25] In northwestern Ghana, there is a taboo towards pythons as people ...

  4. West African mythology - Wikipedia

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    A very slow person possessed the python as his animal-affinity while a filthy person had a pig affinity, A strong, healthy individual possessed either a crocodile or spitting cobra and the affinity of one who had many white discolorations on the skin was thought to be a species of lizard called owuri; such people had the ability to draw money ...

  5. List of reptiles of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    There are 154 reptile species in Ghana, of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, two are vulnerable and two are near threatened. This list is derived from the Reptile Database which lists species of reptile and includes those reptiles that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD).

  6. Kingdom of Wala - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Wala was a polity in what is today Ghana based around Wa. According to some traditions it had an imam as early as 1317. In the early 1890s, Wala was largely west of the Kulpawn River. Its western boundary was the Black Volta. The north-east corner of the territory was at Dasima, and the south-west corner was at Tantama.

  7. Richard Gere left America for his wife: everything to know ...

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    Alejandra Silva, 41, a Spanish socialite and activist, married the "Pretty Woman" actor in 2018, and six years later, the couple decide to relocate their family in Spain.

  8. Ivor Wilks - Wikipedia

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    Professor Emeritus Ivor G. Wilks (19 July 1928 – 7 October 2014) [1] [2] was a noted British Africanist and historian, specializing in Ghana.Considered one of the founders of modern African historiography, [3] he was an authority on the Ashanti Empire in Ghana and the Welsh working-class movement in the 19th century.

  9. North Western Region - Wikipedia

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    Government of Ghana ministry charged with the responsibility of supervising the creation of new regions in Ghana. [3] In March 2017, the ministry sent the blue print for the creation of the region along with others to the Council of State. The council met over 36 times from the time of submission to August 2017. [4]