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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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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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Florida is looking to hire 50 new citizen python hunters

No, this is not an announcement about a new reality show on TLC. The South Florida Water Management District really is looking for a few dozen civic-minded people to join its python elimination ...
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A 12-foot Burmese python has been loose in a Louisiana mall store for days

Search teams in Baton Rouge are rolling snake eyes when it comes to finding Cara, a large, banana-yellow Burmese python that slithered out of her exhibit in the Blue Zoo aquarium in the Mall 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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‘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 ...
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Florida tackling python problem with hunting contest

Burmese pythons have been threatening Florida’s ecosystem for years, so the state is turning to the public for help in the form of a hunting contest to cull the population. The Florida Fish and ...
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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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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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Why people seem so annoyed by kids, escape from python’s grip, mannequins in space: Catch up on the day’s stories

Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Following the ...
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40 years of ‘Holy Grail’: The best of Monty Python

Editor’s Note: In honor of its 40th anniversary, Sony Pictures and Park Circus announced Tuesday that ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ is returning to UK theaters on Oct. 14 for a one-night only, ...