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A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.
They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?
What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet never grows?
It has no top or bottom, but it can hold flesh, bones, and blood all at the same time.
What is the smallest bridge in the world?
When is it bad luck to see a black cat?