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Burmese Python Studies Conflict  -  Sep 19, 2008
ReptileChannel.com,A new study on Burmese python range in the US paints a different picture than one released in February. A new study examining the potential range of

Step back into Monroe's past or get wrapped up in the ...  -  Sep 24, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerThen it was time for the Burmese python. At 9-feet-long and 20 pounds, it was too big for Harriet to carry. So she sat on a bench while Sereyka lowered the

Manatee news briefs: Wildlife center to take abandoned python  -  Sep 15, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,MANATEE COUNTY -- A 10-foot albino Burmese python found abandoned in Myakka City has found a new home at Matthews Wildlife Rescue in Bradenton.

New rules for exotic animals better late than never  -  Sep 22, 2008
North Florida NewsDaily,Based on the density of Burmese python populations at a national park in India, researchers estimate there could be at least 30000 pythons crawling around

Snake trapper seeks home for python  -  Sep 12, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,A wildlife trapper is trying to find an amusement park or other entity that can take a 10-foot albino Burmese python found last week at a Myakka City

Las Vegas girl recovering from python attack  -  Sep 1, 2008
KVBC,A local girl is recovering after being attacked by her own pet, a Burmese python. The father says he was forced to kill the snake to save his daughter.

Python Captured in Clifton Heights  -  Sep 5, 2008
WKRC TV Cincinnati,Imagine the shock if you were walking to your car to start the day and stumbled across something like the huge Burmese python discovered this morning in

Study: Pythons unlikely to spread far  -  Sep 20, 2008
Times of the Internet,Combining this climatic data with localities for the Burmese python allows us to create powerful models for predicting suitable habitat for the snakes.

Python Escapes  -  Sep 7, 2008
WWSB,Quite a shock to a Myakka resident who found this 10-foot Burmese Python stretched across the driveway. After calling 911, Matthew Hunt with Nuisance

Shock: College Student Erick Arrieta Killed by Caracas Zoo Python  -  Aug 31, 2008
National Ledger,By Brenda Jones In a shocking development that stunned onlookers a 10-foot Burmese Python killed a student zookeeper named Erick Arrieta in Caracas over the

Trappers catch 10-foot-long python  -  Sep 5, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,From left, Matthew Hunt, Bronson Blades, Chad Picard and Buddy Howell Jr. hold a 10-foot Burmese python that was captured at a home in Myakka City on Friday

Caracas Zoo Python kills Venezuelan Zookeeper Erick Arrieta  -  Aug 31, 2008
Post ChronicleCaracas zoo employees were horrified when they discovered the Burmese Python as it tried to swallow its victim's head, local media reported.

Fairbanks students meet some cold-blooded guests  -  Sep 20, 2008
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner,After an introduction, Shupe started his show with a show stopper — a Burmese python. Shupe’s first animal did not disappoint and the kids struggled to

Manatee homeowner finds giant snake  -  Sep 5, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,By Patrina A. Bostic From left, Matthew Hunt, Bronson Blades, Chad Picard and Buddy Howell Jr. hold a 10-foot Burmese python that was captured at a home in

CU studies pythons for heart disease answers  -  Sep 3, 2008
YourHub.com,..."This may be a unique path toward potential drug development," Leinwand said of the Burmese python effort. "If we are able to understand the genetic cues

Snake Meets Truck: The Muskegon Chronicle Gets It Wrong  -  Aug 30, 2008
Blogcritics.org,The snake in question was not a Burmese python (which can indeed attain lengths of 18 to 20 feet) but a common Colombian red-tailed boa (Boa constrictor

Creepy Crawly day at CSI's Herrett Center  -  Sep 5, 2008
KMVTYou can see reptiles - including a Burmese python weighing close to 80 pounds -- an Australian bearded dragon -- a savannah monitor and much more.

These Guys Catch Pythons With Their Bare Hands  -  Sep 17, 2008
Environmental Graffiti,What at first might seem like a remarkably bad idea is actually a well-planned assault. In southern Africa, traditional python hunters display their

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ  -  Sep 21, 2008
Monterey County Herald,The Burmese python can grow to more than 20 feet long and lives throughout Southeast Asia, including the area around the largest freshwater lake in Cambodia

Researchers peek into pythons' hearts  -  Aug 29, 2008
Rocky Mountain News,CU undergraduates working with Leinwand are analyzing the Burmese python's genome for clues to explain the rapid heart muscle changes.

The Essentials | City Weekly's Entertainment Picks September 18-24  -  Sep 17, 2008
Salt Lake City Weekly,Sure, everyone has seen an albino Burmese python—but have you seen a hypomelanistic caramel ball python or leucistic rat snake?

Brooklyn Children's Museum reopens with a big celebration, big snakes  -  Sep 22, 2008
New York Daily News,...sleeping like astronauts, and the Science Inquiry Center, which houses live animals including Fantasia, a 200-pound, 20-foot-long albino Burmese python.

Expanded Brooklyn Children’s Museum Opens  -  Sep 17, 2008
New York Times Blogs,...(Photo: Bruce Cotler) The museum also has spaces to examine the city’s natural habitats; live animals, like a 200-pound, 20-foot-long albino Burmese python

Second annual safari soiree a success  -  Sep 17, 2008
La Jolla Light,Gomez, an albino Burmese python, and Meadow, a grey fox were among the many visiting critters. Probably the most anticipated, however, was Victor,

Weekend animal show draws interest  -  Sep 1, 2008
News & Observer,...before buying a snake that could grow to 20 feet long. "It might help slow down people who say, 'Look at that cute little Burmese python,' " she said.

Pet Python Squeezes, Bites Teen  -  Sep 4, 2008
NBC 11.com,A Las Vegas teen is recovering after being attacked by her 15-foot, 40-pound Burmese python. The girl's father said he was forced to kill the snake to save

Humane Society of MO helps Gustav pets  -  Sep 5, 2008
KRCG,Burmese Python owned by a New Orleans police officer. / Humane Society of MO By Amelia Waters Beginning August 29, before hurricane Gustav hit, the Disaster

Flashback: Cindy McCain co-anchors news show on 3TV  -  Sep 4, 2008
AZFamily,Dr. Grey Stafford from the World Wildlife Zoo brought a Burmese python and the snake ended up getting a little closer to Cindy than the secret service would

Crenshaw among district teachers to land grants  -  Sep 3, 2008
Baldwin City Signal,The dozen animals in Crenshaw’s room are an American alligator, Burmese python, two ball pythons, green iguana, hedgehog, salmon bird-catcher tarantula,

Injured wild animals find friends in Grand Rapids  -  Sep 2, 2008
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com,Whenever there's anything from a seagull caught in a fishing line to a Burmese python whose owner went to jail, they get the call. One recent day, they were

Who you calling old?  -  Aug 30, 2008
Peoria Journal Star,That includes Burmese python Spike, 37; a 10-year-old capybara, a rodent identified only by his identification number, 9904; and the spider monkeys.

Outlaw exotic pets  -  Aug 31, 2008
Sun-Sentinel.com,Unknown to most Floridians, the Burmese python isn't the only pet let loose into the wild once it outgrows its adolescence and becomes large enough to no

US shooting spree leaves six dead  -  Sep 2, 2008
Ninemsn,Python kills zoo keeper, tries to eat himA 3m Burmese Python killed a student zookeeper in Caracas on the weekend and was caught trying to swallow its dead

Don't blame it on the sunshine  -  Sep 22, 2008
The Dominion Post,Having a couple of hours at Australia Zoo was a great hands-on experience – feeding kangaroos, having a Burmese python wrapped around my neck were new

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