Inverted tulips bloomed with the arrival of spring in Arıcak district in Türkiye’s Elazığ province. It grows in the high-altitude mountains of Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia and is called the “crying bride” and “flower of sadness” by the locals. Those who pluck the rare inverted tulips, which bloom for 15 days a year, have to pay a penalty of 244 thousand 315 liras.
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Mustafa Çiftçi had pulled over to rest before an airport transfer. While sitting under a tree, he heard a strange noise from above. Looking up, he came face to face with a snake coiled around a branch, devouring a mouse or lizard.
“I was cooling off in the shade when I heard the noise. When I looked up, I saw the snake with something in its mouth,” said Çiftçi, who recorded the moment and shared it online.
He warned others nearby and called the fire department. “It startled me. My friends were nervous too. Because it’s a forested area and the weather is hot, these things happen. People should stay alert,” he added.
Ramazan Bozca
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