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Burmese PythonArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.htmlNew York TimesBy AP Florida wildlife officials are considering a ban on possessing several large, nonnative reptile species after a pet Burmese python killed a 2-year-old Snake hunters scour Everglades for Burmese python - Aug 1, 2009 Los Angeles TimesExcept you're a Burmese python, and the state wants to hunt you down and kill you. It hasn't put a bounty on your head, but it may as well have: If caught, Florida authorizes python hunt - Jul 15, 2009 USA TodayA pet Burmese python measuring more than 8 feet long broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl, Shaiunna Hare, in the bedroom of her central Burmese Python 17 Feet Long, 207 Pounds - Aug 3, 2009 The LedgerImagine finding a 207-pound python. One was caught and killed on private land in Okeechobee County Thursday that measured 17 feet, 2 inches long, Killer python owner: 'It was a terrible, awful accident' - Jul 31, 2009 Orlando SentinelIn his first interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Charles Darnell said he has been stricken by grief in the month since the family's pet Burmese python Burmese python panic - Jul 11, 2009 Examiner.comA properly kept Burmese python will never cause environmental problems or harm a child. A well cared for Burmese python will slither around its large, 14-foot python may be part of Florida teaching tour (watch video) - Jul 28, 2009 The News-PressWally the alligator is hissing mad but maybe not at Matthews for waking him up, but at snakes like Rose, an 11-foot Burmese Python who is moving in on his What you need to know if you see a Burmese python - Jul 22, 2009 Orlando SentinelOn the rare occasion that a homeowner does spot a Burmese python, there are a few options, wildlife officials say. "They may euthanize it in any way they Killer python: Will parents of slain child face charges? - Jul 30, 2009 Orlando SentinelProsecutors met today to discuss whether criminal charges should be brought in the case of a Sumter County girl killed early this month by a Burmese python. FWC Announces Burmese Python Permit Program - Jul 29, 2009 WCTV...these reptile specialists can do the work required of them. Please contact the appropriate person below regarding the FWC's Burmese python permit program. Kill pythons humanely, hunters urged - Jul 31, 2009 MiamiHerald.com...prescribed methods for hunters participating in a new eradication program to euthanize Burmese python with either ``a blunt or sharp hand-held device. Python Bill - HR2811 - Jul 31, 2009 ReptileChannel.comThey said that the reticulated python was already invasive and would surpass the Burmese python if not included. I pointed out that HSUS could not give any Python reported missing found - Jul 24, 2009 Turn to 10.comA Burmese python reported missing from a home was later found in the home's basement. PORTSMOUTH, RI—An eight and a half foot Burmese python reported The python problem is growing in Florida and could spread to other ... - Jul 27, 2009 Examiner.comOn July 2, a Florida 2-year-old was strangled by a 12-foot Burmese python that managed to escape from its tank in the girl's rural home northwest of Orlando Another python captured in Annville - Jul 16, 2009 Lebanon Daily NewsIt was found in an small, open area about 200 feet from where a 10-foot Burmese python was found on Friday. The snake was discovered by Travis Duncan, After python tragedy, will girl's parents face criminal prosecution? - Jul 12, 2009 OcalaMembers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission pull a Burmese python from a bag in order to measure Snake solution - Aug 2, 2009 Examiner.comSome animals may have been abandoned by selfish and frightened owners after the well-publicized killing of a toddler by a Burmese python. Nixon Park displays local albino python - Jul 12, 2009 York Daily RecordThe 10-foot-long albino Burmese python found Friday in Annville Township, Lebanon County, will be on display Sunday at Nixon Park. (PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSE Pet python kills baby: Should parents be criminally charged? - Jul 13, 2009 Atlanta Journal ConstitutionLaw enforcement officials remove a Burmese python, measuring more than 8 feet long, from the home where it killed 2-year-old Shaunnia Hare in Oxford, 9-foot Burmese python on first day of Florida extermination program - Jul 25, 2009 Wildlife ExtraI did not expect to see a Burmese python on the first day," said Shawn Heflick, one of the permit holders. "We hope our success helps us establish Find a python? Have Tupperwear handy. - Jul 23, 2009 Sun-Sentinel.comThe day after the first state-sanctioned Burmese python hunt in the Everglades failed to locate a single snake, two West Palm Beach men say they spotted a Burmese pythons in the backyard - Aug 4, 2009 The Lowe Down (satire)The problem of the lionfish and the Burmese python, however, can be traced to irresponsible idiots who keep these predators as interesting pets until they Third time a charm? Another snake removed from Miami-Dade home's ... - Jul 28, 2009 Sun-Sentinel.comThe family says a rattlesnake and Burmese python also have had to be removed in the past. State officials recently approved a three-month hunt intended to FWC officer in good spirits, stable condition after shooting - Jul 22, 2009 Gulf Breeze NewsThis knowledge can help eradicate the Burmese python from Florida. "One Burmese python is too many," said Scott Hardin, FWC's Exotic Species Section leader. WALLACE: Lobbyists push pythons - Aug 3, 2009 Sarasota Herald-Tribune...in the House Judicary Committee, Rooney had to limit the importation ban to just two breeds of pythons: the Burmese Python and the African Rock Python. NC moves to tighten reptile laws - Jul 10, 2009 MiamiHerald.comRALEIGH — The Burmese python can grow longer than 20 feet, produce several dozen offspring in a litter and devour small children and pets. Looking for something to do? - Jul 30, 2009 Battle Creek EnquirerThis year's event will feature three of the world's largest snakes: the anaconda, Burmese python, and the reticulated python. Video: 'Top 5 Bad Days' - Jul 27, 2009 MyFox PhiladelphiaWe kick things off in Florida where a half a dozen people had a bad day thanks to a 14-foot Burmese python. A man and his son spotted the 107-pound snake in Mrs. McSqueezy, Hercules slither in to the Exhibition - Aug 1, 2009 Peterborough ExaminerEyes bulging and hands twisting in his lap, Cameron Potter, 5, held his breath while the giant eight-foot Burmese python named Mrs. McSqueezy slithered over Show your scales - Jul 15, 2009 New Lenox PatriotFirst to make an appearance was Chiquita, a 13-and-a-half-foot, 115-pound Burmese python. DiNaso chose about a dozen children from the audience to help him Argentine Rodent Devastating US Wetlands - Jul 31, 2009 Voice of AmericaDuring a recent congressional hearing in the US, Florida (D) Senator Bill Nelson made a passionate case about the Burmese python brought legally to the US COMMENTARY: With the Everglades, it's never easy - Jul 25, 2009 Palm Beach PostThe governor had authorized a python hunt to eradicate the creatures after a Burmese python escaped from its cage and killed a 2-year-old girl in central Bob Mount: I've seen my share of snakes over the years - Jul 21, 2009 Opelika Auburn NewsI responded and rescued an eight-foot-long Burmese python, the second I'd rescued. The first was a six-footer reported by a trailer park resident. Pet snake kills toddler -- should parents be charged? - Jul 13, 2009 Kansas City StarYou might have seen this story a few days ago: In Florida, a 2-year-old girl was crushed to death after her family's Burmese python sneaked into her room in IS KEEPING A PYTHON IN CAPTIVITY SAFE FOR PEOPLE IN A COMMUNITY? - Jul 13, 2009 Bohol StandardThis Burmese python is owned by a couple in barangay Dipatlong,Maribojoc and kept in the yard of their house. This Burmese python is a female named Samantha Bruce Morgan: What's 'exotic'? - Jul 16, 2009 Gainesville SunBill Nelson, D-Fla., during a Wednesday, July 8, 2009 hearing on Capitol Hill, holds the skin of a 16-foot-long, 150 pound Burmese Python captured along a It's a lizard's world, we're just living in it - Aug 4, 2009 Hamiltonspace.comThe big celebrity of the night was Enzo the Lizard Guy's final guest, the Burmese Python named French Fry, for its color. Kids oohed and ahhed, House Judiciary Committee to Hear Python Ban Bill - Jul 27, 2009 PetProductNews.comMoreover, the legislation as written would cover all species of python, including the common pet ball pythons, rather than just the Burmese python that is Florida Becoming "Club Med for Pythons" - Jul 27, 2009 CBS NewsOfficials at Everglades National Park in Florida are perplexed by an giant exotic Burmese python's attempt to swallow an alligator. Police Beat and Community Briefs for Friday, July 31 - Jul 31, 2009 OcalaDarnell's 8 1/2-foot-long pet Burmese python escaped from its glass cage in the family's living room on July 1 and slithered into the child's crib, Captured snake adopted - Jul 14, 2009 Yuma SunThe 9-foot-long Burmese python was discovered at the home of Terry Page in the 900 block of South 8th Avenue on Independence Day by his daughter, Jennifer. When You Lie Down With Pythons - Jul 21, 2009 AINADuring the night of July 1, 2009, Charles Jason Darnell's "pet" Burmese python escaped from its aquarium in Oxford, Florida, got into the nursery, Rainforest at the North Iowa Fair - Jul 21, 2009 KIMTIn real life, he plays "dad" to animals like a Burmese Python, Macaws and even a Ring-Tailed Lemur. There's magic, adventure and an educational experience Watercooler Stories - Jul 27, 2009 United Press InternationalMatthews Wildlife Rescue executive director Justin Matthews said while attempting to remove the large Burmese python from the 2-foot-wide pipe Saturday, "Flight" to the death: llegal canary fighting ring exposed - Jul 27, 2009 San Francisco ChronicleAn alligator, an iguana, a small monkey, an eight-foot Burmese python and 132 other non-domestic pets were surrendered to Beardsley Zoo, no-questions asked. Strange, Sad Animal Tales - Aug 2, 2009 Hartford CourantA Burmese python and an alligator were among the 136 pets that were dropped off. Some owners were surprised to learn that cute baby snakes and gators become West suburban events - Jul 9, 2009 Chicago TribuneAnimals may include a chimpanzee, gold macaw, tarantula, chocolate and white skunk, Burmese python, tortoise and an alligator. All the animals can be petted Florida: Prescriptions R Us - Jul 20, 2009 The Lowe Down (satire)Reserve within the next 30 minutes and we'll send you home with a pet Burmese python." We can even have a slogan: "Florida. You'll love us from your first Find information on Burmese pythons and the FWC's permit program - Jul 23, 2009 WCTVThe permit holders for the first phase of Burmese python permit program have already been selected, and all permits have been issued. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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