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Python snakes its way back to the wild  -  Apr 18, 2008
Cairns Post,A SCRUB python more than 5m long was taken from a Kuranda home after the owners became concerned it had its eye on their ducks. Australian Venom Zoo owner

Snake eats wallaby  -  Mar 26, 2008
Sunshine Coast Daily,Amazing photos of a scrub python eating a wallaby in outback Queensland have gone around the world - but Australia Zoo points out the snakes' Asian

Prized parrot plucked from Moreno Valley pet store  -  Aug 16, 2007
Press-Enterprise (subscription),The pet shop teems with exotic lizards and snakes, including the blue tree monitor, leopard tortoise, scrub python and Colombian red tail boa.

Steve Irwin, 44, Daredevil Killed by Stingray  Sep 4, 2006
He received an 11-foot scrub python for his sixth birthday, and by the time he was 9 was learning from his father the fine art of wrestling saltwater crocodiles ... - New York Sun,

Loss of Crocodile Hunter Still Being Felt Worldwide  Sep 16, 2006
...feeding, care and maintenance. His 6th birthday present was what he had always wanted – his very own scrub python! It was 3.6m ... - Salem-News.Com,

Call of the wild  Sep 4, 2006
..."Anyone who gets their very own scrub python for their sixth birthday would have some tales to tell and Steve has plenty!" Irwin's website trumpeted proudly. ... - The Age,

Crocodile Hunter died as he lived in nature's danger zone  Sep 4, 2006
In fact, he provided the perfect chat-show fodder: Irwin had eyebrow-raising tales by the truckload. "Anyone who gets their very own scrub python for their ... - Sydney Morning Herald,

Steve Irwin, 44; 'Crocodile Hunter' captured imagination of ...  Sep 5, 2006
...raise kangaroos. At 6, he was overjoyed when his parents bought him his very own 11-foot-long scrub python as a birthday gift. One ... - Boston Globe,

`I've got a gift, mate!'  Sep 6, 2006
...dad,'' he said. For his sixth birthday, his father gave him a scrub python. The young Mr. Irwin named his python Fred. When he was ... - Worcester Telegram (subscription),

Steve Irwin 1962-2006  Sep 8, 2006
Irwin was not yet six. That particular coming-of-age was marked by Robert and Lyn's gift of a non-venomous 3.65m scrub python, which Irwin named Fred. ... - Advertiser Adelaide,

Key events in the life of 'Crocodile Hunter'  Sep 4, 2006
Feb. 22, 1968: Irwin received a 3.6-meter-long (12-foot-long) scrub python for his 6th birthday, kicking off a lifelong fascination with reptiles. ... - Times of India,

Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, Mortally Wounded By Stingray  Sep 4, 2006
Born in February 1962 to parents Lyn and Bob Irwin. His parents were animal naturalists. -- 1968 - Steve was given a pet Scrub Python for his birthday. ... - Medical News Today,

Crocodile Hunter killed  Sep 4, 2006
...park. Irwin was given a scrub python for his sixth birthday and was catching crocodiles by nine, according to details from the zoo. ... - The Standard,

Steve Irwin  Sep 4, 2006
Irwin was involved from an early age: he helped to look after the reptiles, having been given a scrub python for his sixth birthday (for which he started to ... - Times Online,

Steve Irwin  Sep 4, 2006
...in Essendon, near Melbourne, Victoria, to Lyn and Bob Irwin, both naturalists, and for his sixth birthday received as a pet a 3.6m-long scrub python called Fred ... - Guardian Unlimited,

Crocodile Hunter Irwin killed by stingray  Sep 4, 2006
...opened a reptile park. His father was reptile enthusiast Bob Irwin who gave his son a scrub python for his sixth birthday. At the age ... - Irish Examiner,

Australia's 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin died doing what he ...  Sep 4, 2006
He was given a 3.5-meter (12-foot) scrub python for his sixth birthday and regularly went on capturing excursions with his father in the bushland around the ... - International Herald Tribune,

Steve Irwin: The incredible story of the wildlife warrior  Sep 5, 2006
...television. But Irwin was only doing what had come naturally since he was given a 12ft scrub python for his birthday at the age of six. ... - Independent,

Life spent in pursuit of nature  Sep 5, 2006
For his 6th birthday, he was given a 12-foot scrub python and regularly went on capturing excursions with his father in the bushland around the animal park his ... - Chicago Tribune,

Key dates in Croc Hunter's life  Sep 5, 2006
February 22, 1968 - Irwin received a 3.6-metre-long scrub python for his sixth birthday, kicking off a lifelong fascination with reptiles. ... - News24,

'A Tremendous Loss': Jim Fowler and Jack Hanna Remember Steve ...  Sep 5, 2006
...a kid. And you know, he got... LOWRY: ...a scrub python, which is 11 feet long I think, when he was about six-years old. He went ... - FOX News

Howard, Beazley pay tribute to Irwin  Sep 5, 2006
From the small boy who was given his own scrub python on his sixth birthday, to a man whose exploits captivated millions of people round the world. ... - ABC Online,

Larrikin son gone  Sep 4, 2006
Even the family home became a makeshift animal hospital. Irwin was given a scrub python for his sixth birthday and was catching crocodiles by nine. ... - Townsville Bulletin,

'Key Events in Life of Steve Irwin  Sep 4, 2006
Feb. 22, 1962 - Stephen Robert Irwin is born near Melbourne. Feb. 22, 1968 - Irwin receives a 12-foot-long scrub python for his 6th birthday. ... - abc7.com,

Felled by freak accident  Sep 5, 2006
22, 1962, near Melbourne, to Bob, a plumber, and his wife, Lyn, a nurse. At 6, he received a 12-foot-long scrub python for his birthday. ... - Newsday,

Crocodile Hunter killed doing what he loved  Sep 5, 2006
Irwin was given a 12-foot scrub python for his sixth birthday and regularly went on capturing excursions with his father in the bushland around the park. ... - Sarasota Herald-Tribune,

TV star killed  Sep 5, 2006
His father was a wildlife enthusiast and for Irwin's sixth birthday he received a 12 foot scrub python as his gift, starting off his life long fascination with ... - GMTV,

World loses wildlife icon  Sep 5, 2006
...world. He was given a 12-foot scrub python for his sixth birthday and regularly went on capturing excursions with his father. He ... - Akron Beacon Journal,

Irwin manager says video of death should be destroyed  Sep 6, 2006
...well as care and maintenance activities. On his sixth birthday he was given a scrub python. He began handling crocodiles at the ... - North Korea Times,

Crikey Steve, we'll miss you A tribute to Steve Irwin (1962 - 2006 ...  Sep 8, 2006
Steve was also no stranger to danger. On his sixth birthday, he was presented with a 3.6 metre-long scrub python called Fred, as a pet. ... - Malay Mail,

Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter'  Sep 5, 2006
...raise kangaroos. He was overjoyed on his sixth birthday when his parents bought him his very own 11-foot-long scrub python. One ... - Hutchinson News,

Committed to lore of nature  Sep 4, 2006
Irwin. February 22, 1968: Steve receives his first snake as a sixth-birthday present. The scrub python was 3.6m long. 1970: Bob ... - The Australian,

'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin Killed  Sep 4, 2006
...park. Irwin was given a scrub python for his 6th birthday and was catching crocodiles by 9, according to details from the zoo. He ... - CBS 2,

Key Events in the Life of Steve Irwin  Sep 4, 2006
..._ Feb. 22, 1962 _ Stephen Robert Irwin is born near Melbourne. _ Feb. 22, 1968 _ Irwin receives a 12-foot-long scrub python for his 6th birthday. ... - WTOP,

World grieves loss of 'Croc Hunter'  Sep 4, 2006
Irwin was born Feb. 22, 1962, near Melbourne, Australia, to Bob, a plumber, and Lyn, a nurse. At 6, he received a 12-foot-long scrub python for his birthday. ... - DetNews.com,

Steve Irwin is killed in a freak accident  Sep 5, 2006
He was given a 12-foot scrub python for his sixth birthday and regularly went with his father on capturing excursions in the bushland around the park. ... - Worcester Telegram (subscription), [an error occurred while processing this directive]

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