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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snakes keep evolving into cannibals — here's what scientists think is going on ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it's beneficial for snakes under certain circumstances. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bfBPoosV3bUkMvVGq9XHTk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cannibalism has arisen in several snake lineages throughout evolutionary history.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A green and yellow snake to the right of the image swallows a brown patterned snake, with only the smaller brown snake&#039;s tail visible poking out of the green snake&#039;s mouth. Both snakes are curled in the grass.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Never-before-seen footage captures moment scientists find new, giant anaconda species in Amazon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists recently discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest. A new Nat Geo series shows the moment they encountered this snake in the wild. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UGhHSCdj4ANuamB4kYNDMo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Anacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven't changed size since ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The snakes stayed large and thrived even when cooling temperatures and shrinking habitats killed off other giant reptiles millions of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:03:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:50:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P2A9iKbWp25A3yPHXGgftc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Anacondas average between 13 and 16 feet (4 to 5 meters) long, the same length they&#039;ve been for 12 million years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A long blackish snake coiled upon itself on the grass]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New antivenom works against 17 dangerous African snake species, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the rinkhals, which could offer safer, scalable protection beyond existing snakebite treatments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Medicine &amp; Drugs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sayan Tribedi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WBa54S4XpCd9aDWTebdyMW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new antivenom could neutralize toxins from snakes like the black-necked spitting cobra above.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of an African mamba]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Venomous snake strikes captured in extreme detail through high-speed videos for first time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:04:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PUac6FDdBTw3xLEm38i5mh-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Silke G. C. Cleuren, Alistair Evans, James Rule, David P. Hocking, Anthony Herrel]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists could soon create a 'universal antivenom.' But would it save lives? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent study hints that we could make a universal antivenom for snakebites, but some scientists say we need something else instead. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Snakes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Payal Dhar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KNrJcJq4BZr6rtDSnigPuK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a snake over vials of antivenom]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a snake over vials of antivenom]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious 160 million-year-old creature unearthed on Isle of Skye is part lizard, part snake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered a mysterious ancient lizard with snake-like teeth in Scotland. Breugnathair elgolensis is one of the oldest relatively complete lizard fossils and helps scientists better understand the origins of snakes in the Jurassic period. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:40:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ncj5Kfhz3ebrfyvKeaQ59H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Breugnathair elgolensis&lt;/em&gt;, or the &quot;false snake of Elgol,&quot; was discovered near the village of Elgol in Scotland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of Breugnathair elgolensis with its mouth open, showing hooked, snake-like teeth. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cold snap in Florida made Burmese python puke up a whole deer  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good thing in places where they're invasive. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:56:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:28:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ K.R. Callaway ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dc4ymBTLAfB44wrP9HBKKB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Travis Mangione, U.S. National Park Service ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Burmese python was forced it to vomit up a white-tailed deer when temperatures in Florida fell to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Burmese python after vomiting up the deer.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover Burmese pythons have never-before-seen cells that help them digest entire skeletons ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Specialized cells in the intestinal lining of Burmese pythons allows them to completely absorb the skeletons of their prey. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:55:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ihXHdkkY2bStzVVL2sARBb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Specialized intestinal cells help pythons digest their prey&#039;s skeletons, a new study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of python head close up in full face.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Florida bobcat bites the head off of 13-foot Burmese python in the Everglades  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wildlife experts believe that predators native to the Everglades are beginning to fight back against the invasive species of snake. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:42:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:48:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xbf3z8AZhaQDFme2bXvgh4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ian Bartoszek Conservancy of Southwest Florida]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers tracking the &quot;scout&quot; snake Loki discovered his decapitated body during a cold spell in December 2022. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The dead python underneath twigs, leaves and other debris.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'An up-tempo version of Darwinian evolution': How a mega freeze in Florida may have caused Burmese pythons to evolve at a blindingly fast speed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "The 2010 cold snap may have created a subset of pythons better able to survive cold temperatures — and thus better adapted to spread beyond the northern boundaries of its current range." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:31:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Snakes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen S. Hall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yp8fWwdwyBTPPBKsu9d3MT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Only a subset of Florida&#039;s Burmese python population survived a cold snap in January 2010.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Burmese python in Florida hangs from a tree branch at dusk.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do snakes shed their skin? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's a story that involves scales, sloughs — and spectacles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Snakes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F6XgojCsfDMdsVDqjG8HhR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Snakes tend to shed their skin as they&#039;re growing, when they have major life events, or when they&#039;re dealing with parasites, diseases or infections.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of the skin beginning to shed from a snake&#039;s face]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snake quiz: Let's ssseee what you know about these slithering reptiles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Test your knowledge of the secrets of snakes in this quiz. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:11:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:39:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LeLcqJPp6DtqwFddXH5X6A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Most snakes are completely harmless, but some inspire fear for good reason.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sunda island pit viper ( Trimeresurus insularis ) on a branch. Photo taken in Jakarta.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Venomous snake with 3 fangs may be the 'most dangerous death adder in the world' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A death adder at an Australian wildlife park found to have three fangs that all produce deadly neurotoxic venom. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:57:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:23:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hLxBF2BcXb4UyqqerzmqZM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snakes: Facts about one of the most iconic creatures in animal hiss-tory ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Discover interesting facts about snakes, from how they hunt and eat, to why they don't have legs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:35:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:29:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BZKPxLsG3RMfAWFvSouMgE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A royal python, a species of snake native to West and Central Africa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a royal python curled around a branch in the jungle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal quiz: Test yourself on these fun animal trivia questions ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/animal-quiz-test-yourself-on-these-fun-animal-trivia-questions</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How much do you know about the animals we share the planet with? Take our quiz to find out! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:04:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:47:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LEWUZdUn5jkss5x7hZN9FR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Funny burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) tilts its head outside its burrow on Marco Island, Florida.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Funny burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) tilts its head outside its burrow on Marco Island, Florida.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ King cobra mystery that's puzzled scientists for 188 years finally solved ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists identified four new species of king cobra from 154 museum specimens. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:58:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PL9MAQXTUdaaiXj4MGExyC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mighty king cobra is actually a group of four species —  not just one.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[King cobra faces camera.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Truly primal': Watch Burmese python swallow deer whole in Florida Everglades by stretching its mouth to the absolute limit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female Burmese python measuring 14.8’ (4.5m) and weighing 115.2 lbs (52.3 kg) consuming a white-tailed deer weighing 76.9 lbs (34.9 kg) in southwestern Florida. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:05:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y5zRo6jstXyQwkM8xrcjmT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ian Bartoszek, Conservancy of Southwest Florida.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Female Burmese python measuring 14.8’ (4.5m) and weighing 115.2 lbs (52.3 kg) consuming a white-tailed deer weighing 76.9 lbs (34.9 kg) in southwestern Florida. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a burmese python with its jaw stretched extremely wide as it swallows a large deer]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4-foot snake vomits up 2 smaller snakes — and 1 was still alive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wildlife officials in Georgia stumbled across a pair of snakes that had been "expelled" by a larger serpent, only to discover that one of the regurgitated victims was still alive. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:31:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bXVFQZJoT3kFJeKBbqRkvF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wildlife technicians in Georgia found an eastern indigo snake (right) that had recently vomited up a rat snake (left) and an eastern diamondback rattlesnake (center).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three snakes lying on a table]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We now know why tarantulas are hairy — to stop army ants eating them alive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tarantulas' hairy bodies protect against the scavenging, spider-eating army ants that clean their nests, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:22:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bHtYY2Kro3BSvKb66tZjnN-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Francesco Tomasinelli &amp; Emanuel Biggi  ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tarantulas have many social relationships with other species, including frogs, which feed on insects that could harm the spiders, researchers say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large black tarantula stands over a small frog on orange leaves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Burmese python eats even bigger reticulated python alive, in 1st-of-its-kind encounter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When two top predatory animals come into contact, anything can happen. One eating the other whole, though, is certainly unexpected. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Bonthron ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ja6nYFeCE7WyiQ3ft5EWYB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Adnan Azad ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Burmese python was seen eating a larger reticulated python on a wildlife farm in Bangladesh.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) using its mouth to swallow the body of a Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) in Bandarban District, Bangladesh.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Evolution of snakes takes surprise twist — cobras didn't come from where we thought they did ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient origins of cobras traced back to Asia, before jumping continents to spread across the world up to 37.5 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:12:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/knD6dU8PJsNRjJ9JftPhVQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deadly snake delivers enough venom to kill 400 humans in record-breaking 'milking' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A coastal taipan named Cyclone recently delivered three times the average amount of venom for its species in one go, setting a new record. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:42:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JHU8KrD9QuUHwZufQ4xiGA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A keeper holds a coastal taipan (&lt;em&gt;Oxyuranus scutellatus&lt;/em&gt;) named Cyclone against a shot glass covered in plastic film to extract venom from the snake&#039;s fangs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A keeper holds a coastal taipan&#039;s open jaws against a shot glass so that the snake ejects venom inside it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Ronaldo had been looking slightly fatter than usual': Snake thought to be male has 14 babies in rare 'virgin birth' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A captive Brazilian rainbow boa initially declared male by a vet gives birth to 14 snakelets in a rare case of parthenogenesis at a U.K. college. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bnNpdWrhxi7oPAzeDiBcn6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[City of Portsmouth College]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The snakelets were discovered during a routine check of a boa that staff at the college thought was a male. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[on the left, a baby snake in a person&#039;s palm, on the right, a box with straw with lots of baby snakes in it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snake Island: The isle writhing with vipers where only Brazilian military and scientists are allowed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Snake Island was isolated from the Brazilian mainland at the end of the last ice age, trapping Earth's only known population of highly venomous golden lancehead pit vipers on a rock in the Atlantic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xMQSpP56aRFR23pySnecRB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis) is one of the most venomous snakes in South America.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A golden lancehead pit viper curled up with its head alert on Snake Island in Brazil.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dice snakes fake their own death, smearing themselves with blood and poop to make the performance extra convincing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dice snakes theatrically stage their own deaths, using blood and feces to convince predators they've shuffled off their mortal coils. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dz3c5tMJcyFHZjFfzD9v88-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Death feigning is the act of playing dead to deter predators to eventually escape.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white snake on the grass lies on its back with its mouth open, as if it were dead.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 50-foot 'king of the serpents' may have been the biggest snake to ever live ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant, 47 million-year-old snake fossils pulled from mine in India may be the largest snake ever, potentially surpassing Titanoboa by around 15 feet. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4wij3zPyDKT4xKYEXu4DyZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newfound snake was much longer than any living snake, including this green anaconda.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Green Anaconda, Eunectes murinus, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch venomous snakes wrestling for wormlike creature in epic tug-of-war battle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ First-of-its-kind footage captures two coral snakes fighting over a wormlike creature in western Colombia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:43:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jzq6UG5SLon5cBj2jEe2a4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Henrik Bringsøe]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Video captured of two red-tailed coral snakes (Micrurus mipartitus) wrestling over a slimy caecilian.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two coral snakes with bite holds on each side of the wormlike caecilian creature.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What does python taste like? Because it could be slithering onto our dinner plates. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study conducted on two snake farms has found that breeding pythons for meat is more energy and resource-efficient than current livestock production, offering a viable protein alternative. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:16:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jsY4P3rgyVn9Q8TbnxaJpN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Daniel Natusch, People for Wildlife]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Python farming could be a more sustainable alternative to other meat production systems, scientists say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Snake boxes seen from above at a python farm.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We're finally close to a universal antivenom that works against cobra, krait and black mamba snake bites, say researchers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A lab-made antibody can neutralize the neurotoxins in the venoms of cobras, kraits and black mambas, raising hopes for a universal antivenom treatment for snake bites. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Camille Abada ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WHFjprfVmnfbsMfoTZdRqS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant ball of Burmese pythons having sex discovered in Florida Everglades in record-breaking catch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a record-setting expedition, conservationists in the Everglades captured and removed 11 invasive pythons from the environment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:33:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YgVj3bVjaRahUA9vLtrryL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Conservancy of Southwest Florida]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A large Burmese python mating ball discovered in the Everglades containing one female and five males. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large ball of burmese pythons mating in the Everglades.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snakes are built to evolve at incredible speeds, and scientists aren't sure why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Snakes have an evolutionary clock that ticks a lot faster than many other groups of animals, allowing them to diversify and evolve at super quick speeds, researchers have discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:00:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xiihheH9ryEgFwHRjy2LkJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alejandro Arteaga, Khamai Foundation]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An eyelash pitviper. Snakes appear to evolve very quickly, allowing them to adapt and diversify and spread across the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An eyelash pitviper from the New Wold tropics.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How we found the northern green anaconda, a new species of the heaviest snake on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The northern green anaconda has been identified as a new species after genetic analysis showed it split from its southern counterpart 10 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:13:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 May 2025 12:43:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bryan G. Fry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tYgY4VmgujNmkYsD4njd9Y-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jesus Rivas]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered a new species of giant anaconda in the Ecuadorian Amazon. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[green anaconda eating]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Camouflaged animals are hiding in every one of these photos — can you spot them all? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Find the perfectly camouflaged animals in all of these photos. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WegA3UHtXAiCJy2oLX4oBM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The common pauraque is a type of nightjar that blends seamlessly into its forest floor surroundings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A common pauraque rests camouflaged on the forest floor in south Texas.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Slow-motion footage of snake attacks reveals surprise discovery about how they kill ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using high-speed video, herpetologist Bill Ryerson filmed snakes attacking dead rodents and found species fit into two broad categories: strikers and lungers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:12:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2pDQcrjuwGyU9A7HhicJG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Bill Ryerson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) prepares to bite a dead rodent in the laboratory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A reticulated python opens its jaws up wide as it attacks a dead rodent.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does Australia have so many venomous animals? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists explain why animals in Australia wield venom as a weapon. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elana Spivack ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nvG9KEfte2rXBpxWvLhwMG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sydney funnel-web spiders have killed people with their venom. But does Australia have more than its fair share of venomous animals?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see a large black spider on a piece of wood.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Maya warrior statue with serpent helmet discovered at Chichén Itzá ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ During survey work ahead of a new railway, archaeologists found the statue of a Maya warrior wearing a serpent on his head. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Arci4LDWXbYSVD8HQkrtC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The anthropomorphic sculpture of the Maya warrior.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The anthropomorphic sculpture of the Maya warrior.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 200-pound 'monster' Burmese python finally captured in Florida after 5 men sit on it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A huge Burmese python caught in Florida is the second-heaviest ever caught in the state, weighing in at 198 pounds. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nan4tZbND96ks3XViYV2uf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead beneath Mexico City university ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers are conserving a rare snakehead from the Aztecs that still retains its painted colors from hundreds of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3CEwH2JdRgCD52bmwjwSsj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A magnitude-7.6 earthquake revealed a giant Aztec snake sculpture in Mexico City.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see the head of the snake. The entire serpent was placed in a humidity chamber to preserve its colors.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Egyptian papyrus describes dozens of venomous snakes, including rare 4-fanged serpent ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country  does today, according to a new study of a scroll. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 08 May 2025 11:16:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wolfgang Wüster ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3kpjzuvNZDqMkMLHh5kcC7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Snakes were probably much more widespread in ancient Egypt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The god Atum fighting the serpent Apophis, the enemy of the Sun, fresco, burial chamber, Tomb of Ramesses I (KV16), Valley of the Kings, Thebes (Unesco World Heritage List, 1979). Egyptian civilisation, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snake choking on invasive fish the size of its head saved by scientist ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A snake in France had a lucky escape after attempting to eat a fish with a spiny dorsal fin that had gotten lodged into the reptile's esophagus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 06:58:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ethan Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ttHEay2TjHW74GBgQCseeQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nicolas Fuento]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A viperine snake swallows a ruffe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A viperine snake swallows a ruffe fish.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Move over, python — this tiny snake holds the record for swallowing the largest prey whole relative to body size ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Gans' egg-eater, an African snake, can swallow eggs whole despite its small size. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/33M8f8upWJ3TUvgY4tVPBZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[After swallowing the egg whole, the Gans&#039; egg-eater contorts its body to crack the egg and spits out the empty shell.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A snake regurgitating an eggshell. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do rattlesnakes rattle?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rattlesnake's rattle is nothing like a maraca. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cameronbduke@gmail.com (Cameron Duke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cameron Duke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vFf7Ey2prLo3VWTJWsG5wj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A curled up rattlesnake rests its rattle on its body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A brown and tan snake in a gravel background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Long-held myth says Hurricane Andrew sparked Florida's Burmese python problem. Is it true? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 1992 storm destroyed a python breeding facility, potentially setting hundreds of pythons free. But it's likely the invasive species had gained a foothold in the Everglades long before the hurricane hit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:28:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ethan Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pYJMTbi9SNZfMagzmbbhmE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enormous Burmese python killed in Florida Everglades was about to lay 60 eggs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Invasive pythons across the state are about to start laying their eggs after spring's mating season, with the 16-foot (5 meter) female caught being no exception. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:52:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FAZ3q3aVc6U22ui2pFPKZR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch 2 giant, highly venomous black mambas fighting in someone's backyard ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 2 male black mambas, both over 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, were wrapped around each other and wrestling over a female during mating season. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:56:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9LpbFi9MaF92xs7WVb77ma-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st gene-edited snakes use mysterious 'Turing patterns' to achieve near-perfect hexagonal scales ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists used CRISPR editing to make the world's 1st genetically modified snakes, giving new insight into how the reptiles develop their patterned scales ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qZeos7BEMsfWUr54bpyuAc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Introducing the world’s first genetically modified snake. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A corn snake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Burmese pythons are helping rats take over Florida's Everglades — and that could help spread disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The invasion of pythons has had little to no impact on cotton rats, explaining why some areas are now increasingly dominated by rodents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:48:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UrLbxhzrW9zgbaHdyJEs7D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare and deadly albino cobra slithers into house during intense rainstorm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The white snake was safely captured by wildlife experts in India before being released back into the wild. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MWAYwfQtXBiVmQmDjLobYY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The biggest snake in the world (and 10 other giant serpents) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Titanoboa and Vasuki — prehistoric snakes as long as a Tyrannosaurus rex — to modern-day pythons and boa constrictors that can swallow humans whole, these are the biggest, heaviest and longest snakes to have ever lived on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VJ2JdJqjVBFB9rG7jUyyEC-1280-80.jpg">
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