that would be the famous 8 Jan 1959 speech by Fidel Castro, his very first televised address, upon the triumphant arrival of the 1959 Revolution into Havana proper. And the fabled white dove which perched on the commander's shoulder in the course of his speech. I don't think that was staged, it could have been, but I personally think it was a random event, that's one of Carl Jung's synchronicities -- like the the Police album of same name.

Culturally, from my basic ill-informed information, Santería which is practiced on the island, a white dove represents the divinity of an orisha named Obatalá, but it is generally associated with a symbol of peace outside of that.

I never much cared for my Cuban wife's worship of that Afro-Cuban syncretic faith, you get all those weird black voodoo-like dolls which hide in strategic dark corners of my house. Staring at you into infinity. But, unlike Trump and those repugs, I do respect all religions, unconditionally. I kinda got hooked on the Christian methodist angle from my Mom, bless her good soul. Hard to really convert Vilma away from her gods, but it's all good. Live and let live.

i read about pet cobras, not legal i think, but you can buy de-fanged tarantulas, and i've even seen west african scorpions in pet stores - big black ugly things. you really don't want predators like a pet sharks or alligators, small ones should be okay for an aquarium, but what does that really say about the person's sense of concern of nature.

better to demonstrate a public record of preservation of our natural lands for wildlife habitats for eagles, as one example, instead of promoting fracking, strip mining, keystone xl and oil drilling off coastal areas of our country.