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Scientists warn of homing pythons: Experts discover giant snakes ‘have...

Giant Burmese pythons have “homing” instincts allowing them to accurately navigate over large distances, scientists have discovered. The enormous snakes are capable growing up to lengths of more than...

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Everglades python hunt draws hundreds

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Andres Schabelman is not the kind of guy you expect to see roaming the Everglades in search of a giant, slithering beast that's nearly as long as a stretch limo. He's 28, holds a...

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Escaped exotic pets ‘may start breeding’

Durban - More and more exotic pets – including Burmese pythons and American turtles with pretty stripes – are escaping or being let loose into the wild in South Africa every year. Several escaped...

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In the year of the snake, shed your skins

As people around the world prepare to ring in the Year of the Snake, here's a simple way to honor these mysterious, misunderstood animals: Keep them out of your wardrobe. Snakes and other reptiles...

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Hundreds slither down to Florida for python hunting challenge

FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Andres Schabelman is a 28-year-old Harvard grad, lives in San Francisco and works for an Internet start-up. But he'll soon add python hunter to that résumé. Schabelman and more than...

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Miami man catches Florida's longest ever Burmese python

Story Highlights Previous record for a Burmese python in Florida was 17 feet, 7 inchesBurmese pythons are docile but invasive to the Florida EvergladesMan stabbed the reptile after it wrapped itself...

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Lowman: On python patrol

A stitch in time saves nine. -Children's fable During the Super Bowl broadcasts from Tampa in 2009, invasive Burmese pythons made their debut on national television as the new symbol of Florida. At...

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Florida's Senator Bill Nelson joins annual python hunt

On Thursday, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) joined more than 800 people, who had signed up for hunting permits, all with the hope of bagging a record number of invasive Burmese pythons for a $1,500 prize...

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Python bounty hunters are latest tool in Florida eradication effort

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida wildlife officials are looking for a few good snake slayers as they enlist the public to combat a proliferation of pythons that have invaded the Florida...

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Reptile group sues to overturn python ban

A reptile industry trade group has gone to court to overturn a federal ban on the import of four species of large snake, including the Burmese pythons that have infested the Everglades. The United...

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Giant pythons have 'homing instinct'

Giant Burmese pythons have map and compass senses which help them travel "home" over vast distances, scientists have been surprised to discover. Pythons captured and relocated in Florida's Everglades -...

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U.S. proposal to ban import of boa constrictors draws backlash

MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. proposal to ban the import and interstate sale of boa constrictors and four other snake species prompted protests from exotic pet owners and concern among Florida wildlife...

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Giant 5.7 metre python killed, sets new record

A record-setting Burmese python has been killed with a knife in a rural US county, after it wrapped itself around the leg of the man trying to capture it. The monster python was 5.7 metres long,...

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The Everglades becomes U.S. python pit

A stitch in time saves nine. Folk saying   In 2009, the invasive Burmese python made its debut on national television as the new symbol of Florida. At that time, approximately 45 invasive reptiles were...

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Snake charmers: Gucci talks python at species meeting

Among the grizzled delegates and hacks at this sweltering Cites conference, the well-heeled representatives of Gucci and other fashion houses cut a dash. But they weren't here for the catwalk. They...

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Snake Park welcomes rock pythons

Chennai: Two pairs of Indian Rock python (Python Molurus) have recently arrived from Pillikula Biological Park in Mangalore to the Chennai Snake Park in Guindy under the animal exchange programme. The...

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Must Ban All Large Constrictor Snakes after a...

(Source: The Humane Society of the United States) August 7, 2013 After a 14-foot, 100 pound African rock python killed two children in New Brunswick, Canada, The Humane Society of the United States...

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Burmese Python's genome reveals secrets of 'extreme adaptation'

Tweet Washington, Dec 03 (ANI): A team of biologists has revealed that the Burmese python's ability to ramp up its metabolism and enlarge its organs to swallow and digest prey whole can be traced to...

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Florida: Catch the most Burmese pythons, get a prize

Southeast Georgia has its annual Rattlesnake Roundup. Now Florida will have a slithery roundup of its own with the much heftier and maligned Burmese python. Beginning Jan. 12, the public is invited to...

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Study Raises Concern Over International Trade In Python Skin

Friday, 30 November 2012, 3:24 pm Press Release: IUCN 27 November 2012 Study Raises Concern Over International Trade In Python Skins Gland, Switzerland, 27 November 2012 – A new study finds that close...

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