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Recent Examples of python
As for the longest snake that was ever in captivity, that would be a reticulated python named Medusa.
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
Both the preserve and the national park are within the core ranges for Burmese pythons in the state.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024
According to the wildlife agency, about 22,000 pythons have been removed from the state since 2000.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
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Massive invasive python is freed into the Palm Beach County wilderness.
—Leeann Adams, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
Both the preserve and the national park are within the core ranges for Burmese pythons in the state.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024
According to the wildlife agency, about 22,000 pythons have been removed from the state since 2000.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
Trending Nationally 3 former Virginia Beach sheriff’s deputies charged with murdering inmate
How a flying ferry could help solve Tahoe’s traffic problem
Massive invasive python is freed into the Palm Beach County wilderness.
—Leeann Adams, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for python
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In November, a man from Stellenbosch, South Africa, returned home to find a cape cobra coiled under a pillow on his bed.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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This year’s Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City, by the way — where Rudd’s presence is guaranteed barring any unfortunate anaconda accidents — is set for May 30-31.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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Green anacondas can be 20 to 30 feet in length, and can weigh over 550 pounds, according to National Geographic.—
Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
12 Nov. 2024
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Snow, rain, thunder, lighting and rattlesnakes were common sights in the remote mountains where the limited series was filmed.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Not a single one of the 11 rattlesnakes climbed the wall, video shows.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to match Swift's different albums, with friendship bracelets and light-up bracelets being scattered on the table of the cozy venue; all nods to the Eras Tour.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to go with her different albums.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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The design started with the black mamba (the snake).—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sub-Saharan Africa is home to dozens of snake species, but the most deadly and feared are the puff adder, cobra and black mamba.—
Brian Otieno,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Native Americans handcrafted everything from the beaded jewlery worn by the Indigenous actors to the suede moccasins.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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There are moccasins and slippers, shoes and boots, and of course the namesake mukluks, fur and leather traditional winter boots, often beautified with embroidery, visible stitching, beads and tassels.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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But this area of research could mean that one day, the asp caterpillar’s venom could bring not only pain but relief.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
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The team revealed that the venom of asp caterpillars, also known as puss caterpillars, contains a special protein that can form into a ring shape and poke holes in cells.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 July 2023
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Amphibians such as frogs and toads thrive in the moisture-rich soil, while reptiles like garter snakes patrol the forest floor.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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However, eastern garter snakes and eastern rat snakes are both native to Virginia.—
Charna Flam,
Peoplemag,
13 Aug. 2024
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“Python.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/python. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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