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Unfortunate Python Paid 'Deerly' for a Too-Big Meal

March 02, 2018 | Article

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)

February 02, 2018 | Article

Judging by the interlocked combatants' bodies, no quarter was given in the final minutes of this deadly struggle.
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Just How Rare Is That Giant Python Captured in the Everglades?

December 12, 2017 | Article

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

November 09, 2017 | Article

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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Baby Arachnophobia: Tots’ Fear of Spiders and Snakes May Be Innate

October 20, 2017 | Article

Babies as young as 6 months become vigilant at the sight of creepy-crawlies.
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Snake Head Pops Out of Frog's Maw in Mesmerizing Photo

October 20, 2017 | Article

In a stunning frog photo recently shared widely from Reddit, a swallowed snake isn't going down without a fight.
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Man v. Snake: 26-Foot-Long Python Loses Epic Battle

October 05, 2017 | Article

A village in Indonesia enjoyed a snake-meat feast this weekend after a resident wrestled and killed a 26 foot-long (7.8 meters) python.
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Weird Worm-Lizard Creature Looks Like a Serpentine Centaur

August 02, 2017 | Article

A two-legged creature that looks like a hybrid between a worm and a lizard recently made a rare appearance in Baja California.
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Pet Boa Bites Woman's Face in Unusual Attack

August 01, 2017 | Article

Firefighters were forced to decapitate a boa constrictor that had latched its teeth onto a woman's nose and wound its body around her neck. The woman survived, but the incident raises the question: Do boas typically attack the faces and necks of people?
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Scary Snake Strategy: Cuban Boas Hunt in Packs

June 06, 2017 | Article

Snakes are more social than scientists thought.
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