From c.1300 as to go, move, depart; move (someone or something), transport. Sense of to alter, to change appeared mid-13c. (cf. shiftless). Meaning change the gear setting of an engine is from 1910; to shift gears in the figurative sense is from 1961. Related: Shifted; shifting.
The Egyptian cobra is another of Egyptâs most deadly snakes. Itâs also one of the largest cobra species in all of Africa, ranging from 3 to 6 1/2 feet long. The telltale hood associated with this species is extended only when the snake is threatened or annoyed, at which point its spread reaches about half a foot wide.f thereâs one snake in all of Egypt most likely to be mistaken for a devil, itâs the horned viper. This highly venomous desert snake has a hornlike scale protruding above each of its eyes, giving it a truly demonic appearance.
Common Adders are venomous snakes, small but true Vipers, very common throughout much of Europe, Vipera berus is the only poisonous snake found in the United Kingdom.Common Adders are known to have short tempers and may strike without warning when startled or handled.ommon Adders are venomous snakes, small but true Vipers, very common throughout much of Europe, Vipera berus is the only poisonous snake found in the United Kingdom.