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This electric blue snake’s venom could become a medical breakthrough

Imagine spotting this gorgeous, highly elusive snake on your trip to Southeast Asia. That’s just what happened to one Instagrammer, as seen in a post from thereptilereportofficial. The striking blue ...
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8 Small Pet Snakes That Are Perfect for Beginners and Hiss-torically Easy to Love

8 Small Pet Snakes That Are Perfect for Beginners and Hiss-torically Easy to Love originally appeared on PetHelpful. If you’re considering adopting your first-ever pet, you’re probably looking for ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Ahead of Florida Python Challenge, FWC shows how to capture Burmese pythons in Florida

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. Participants can earn prize money, with $10,000 going to whoever catches the most pythons. Burmese pythons can ...
Newsweek

Sixteen-Foot Python Discovered in Los Angeles Dumpster—’Pure Muscle’

A 16-foot python that was believed to have been abandoned inside a dumpster at a downtown Los Angeles apartment complex last week was retrieved by reptile handler Joseph Hart. Hart, 24, known as the ...
USA Today

Why hunters are chasing invasive snakes in Florida’s 10-day python challenge

The annual Florida Python Challenge starts July 11 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends at 5 p.m. July 20. Participants can win more than $25,000 in prizes as they remove invasive Burmese pythons from South ...