Snakes
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These Gourmet Snakes Prefer to Eat Snails
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Five new species of snail-eating snakes were discovered in Ecuador.
![Decapitated snake head](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s7Tgn5YbvTfCGENPqsTwUR-320-80.jpg)
Decapitated Snake Head Bites Man. But How?
By Laura Geggel published
Shortly after a man killed a rattlesnake in his backyard, the rattlesnake's severed head bit and injected venom into the man, seriously injuring him.
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Pythons Are Cold-Blooded Killers, But At Least They're Not Negligent Mothers
By Mindy Weisberger published
Python moms care for their babies, even though it wears them down.
![Python outweighed by deer it consumed.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GrqXMXppyHvDnLLJztCyN4-320-80.jpg)
Unfortunate Python Paid 'Deerly' for a Too-Big Meal
By Mindy Weisberger published
A deer swallowed (and barfed up again) by a snake weighed more than its predator.
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The King (Cobra) Is Dead (and So Is the Python)
By Mindy Weisberger published
Judging by the interlocked combatants' bodies, no quarter was given in the final minutes of this deadly struggle.
![Python hunter Jason Leon (far right) caught a more than 17-foot-long python near Big Cypress National Preserve in South Florida.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bJ9VfTwQghD6JgBPFqR7pb-320-80.jpg)
Just How Rare Is That Giant Python Captured in the Everglades?
By Dan Robitzski published
Hunters caught a record-breaking 17-foot-long (5 meters) Burmese python in the Everglades on Dec. 1, but experts say there are likely hundreds of the massive snakes still in hiding.
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Pet Snake Nearly Kills Teen: Why the Inland Taipan Is So Deadly
By Tereza Pultarova published
An Australian teenager was left fighting for his life after being bitten by his pet inland taipan, one of the most dangerous snake species in the world, according to news reports.
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