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Florida’s Python Challenge is just wrangling snakes for some. But for military vets, it’s a chance to heal

For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help ...
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Thai woman freed after hours of being strangled by a python

A Thai woman has been rescued by police after being strangled by a python for more than two hours. The 64-year-old woman, who gave her name as Arom, was doing the dishes at home on the outskirts of ...
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A 12-foot Burmese python missing from a mall aquarium has been found

Breathe easy, python fans: The search for Cara, a 12-foot serpent on the loose from her Louisiana mall aquarium exhibit, has ended happily. Cara, a yellow Burmese python, was found “safe and healthy” ...
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A ball python laid 7 eggs at the Saint Louis Zoo, even though she hasn’t been around a male in years

Zookeepers at the Saint Louis Zoo were surprised to see their oldest snake coiled around a clutch of freshly laid eggs because she hadn’t been near a male in more than 15 years. The ball python, which ...
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Woman found dead with a python wrapped around her neck died of asphyxiation

An Indiana woman found dead with an 8-foot python snake wrapped around her neck died from asphyxiation, officials said Friday. The snake was a reticulated python, which is native to southeast Asia and ...
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A massive 98-pound Burmese python was captured in Florida

Of course, they knew what they were doing. The captors are members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Python Action Team. The female snake, which measures 18-feet, 4-inches, is ...
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‘Python fever’: Hunting for snakes in the Florida Everglades

Story by Darran Simon, CNN Photographs by Scott McIntyre for CNN Donna Kalil couldn’t hear a python slithering in the grass with the wind blowing. But spotting a tunnel-shaped snake trail, she ...