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7-foot Python found under hood of stalled pickup truck Santa Fe - A woman discovered a seven foot Python under her stalled pickup truck, after a local man who stopped to help and popped the hood of her vehicle.

Santa Ana 'House of Horrors' reveals hundreds of pythons (Video) Neighbors in a Santa Ana, Ca. suburb had been complaining for some time about the dreadful smell emanating from the home of one William Buchman. Finally investigations revealed the source of the odious odor and neighbors will be able to breath easy.

Python kills security guard at luxury hotel in Bali Bali - A python strangled and killed a security guard outside a luxury hotel on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, Friday. Police and a hotel employee say that following the attack, the python escaped into the bushes.

Op-Ed: Owner of python that killed boys should be charged The death of a five- and a seven-year-old boy in New Brunswick after being strangled by an African rock python is not just tragic — it's criminal. While this particular snake doesn't feed off humans, it is known to be powerful and capable of killing.

Video: Record 128-pound, 19-ft Burmese python captured in Florida A man, Jason Leon, 23, has killed the biggest ever Burmese python captured in Florida. Leon capture the 128-pound, 18-foot-8-inch monster in the Florida Everglades while driving in the night in a rural area of Miami-Dade county.

Video: Tour guide wrestles with monster snake in Everglades Everglades - Tourists on a boat ride through the Florida Everglades had a vacation experience that they’ll never forget, a 10-foot python. Their tour guide, Tommy Owen, spotted the massive snake whilst accompanying a family on a tour around the Everglades on Tuesday

Video: Aussie mom finds python wrapped around 2-year-old daughter Lismore - Tess Guthrie, 22, of Lismore in the north coast of Australia, woke up at 3:30 a.m on Saturday and found a 6-foot python coiled around her 2-year-old daughter, Zara, who was sleeping in the bed with her.

Vacationing family find unwelcome guest at camp site Everglades - In what could have been a bizarre scene from the Chevy Chase movie "Christmas Vacation", a family vacationing at the Everglades National Park found a very unwelcome guest at their camp site.

Florida Wildlife Commission announces 2013 Python Challenge The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has announced the 2013 Python Challenge as part of its efforts to control the fast-growing population of Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

Photo: African python photographed swallowing wildebeest Rudi Hulshof, manager of the Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, snapped a photo of a python devouring a 2-month-old wildebeest calf. This is the first time an African rock python has been snapped eating a prey that size.

Couple on holiday find 16-foot python under hood of car A couple on holiday in South Africa received a shock when they discovered a massive python hiding underneath their car's hood.

Toronto woman finds python snake in her bathroom Toronto - A Toronto woman received an unusual awakening when she got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and found a python on the floor.

2-foot-long python found wrapped around 1-year-old baby's foot Mattoon - Police say a 2-foot-long ball python entered an apartment in Mattoon, Illinois, and wrapped itself around the foot of a sleeping 1-year-old boy. The python bit the boy on his foot.

Giant Burmese python caught in Florida swimming pool Miami - A 13-foot Burmese python was captured at a residence in Florida after homeowners reported they found the reptile swimming in their backyard pool.

Mystery killer beast lurks in river near London's Olympic Park London - Wildlife experts have warned of a giant killer beast lurking in waterways near the 2012 Olympic Park in East London. The warning came after eyewitness account of a 16 lb Canada goose dragged under water. Experts say it could be a pike or a python.

US Police arrests man for biting a python Sacramento - Police has arrested an american in the city of Sacramento after he bit a pet python, which left the snake severely injured.

Firefighters help rescue snake trapped in bangles Amersham - Firefighters took part in a royal rescue recently, but it was a royal python – who was trapped in the bangles on his owner’s wrist – who was the subject of the rescue.

Firefighters rescue python from burning home East Greenwich - Firefighters made an unusual rescue while at a house fire in Rhode Island, when they carried an 18-foot Burmese python to safety.

Thieves steal snake and take it to McDonald's Two Australian men stole a 1.5metre (5 foot) long black-headed python from a pet shop and then took it to McDonald’s. Police arrested them after they were reported wrestling with the snake in the restaurant’s parking lot.

Police find python guarding stash of cocaine Rome - Police came face to face with a a hissing and famished albino python coiled around a large quantity of cocaine when they recently raided a Rome flat, and had to calm it down by feeding it a whole chicken.

British troops use exploding hose to destroy roadside bomb For the first time, British troops stationed in Afghanistan used an exploding hose to take out improvised explosive devices.

400-pound pet python, 'Delilah,' seized in Florida Weighing-in at a mere 400 pounds, 16 year old "Delilah" is an 18-foot-long Burmese python measuring 30 inches around. The pet python was seized on Friday by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials.

Python kills 2-year-old girl, couple charged with murder A Burmese python strangled 2-year-old Shaiunna Hare on July 1. Shaiunna’s mother and live-in boyfriend are charged with third-degree murder, manslaughter and child abuse in connection with the death. The mother, Jaren Hare, turned herself in Aug. 24.

Pet python kills two-year-old girl A 12-foot python escaped from the aquarium where it was kept and killed a two-year toddler. She was sleeping in her bad when the snake escaped and strangled her.

Toddler Killed By Family's Pet Python A two-year-old Oxford, Florida girl was strangled to death by the family's python. The 12-foot Burmese python was able to break out of its terrarium on July 1 in Central Florida.

U.S. Wildlife Trade Poorly Regulated A research team including Brown University team reported that federal authorities failed to accurately list more than four in five species entering the country.

Australian Python Eats Family Dog In Front Of Owners In Brisbane in Australia, a family including two small children were horrified when they witness a 16 foot python swallow their family dog whole. The giant snake was said to have been stalking the dog for quite a while

Roadside mower kills 16-foot python in Vero Beach Jesse Parker, who works for the county in their landscaping department, thought it would be another day in the life of mowing grass. As he was mowing near a creek in Vero Beach, he hit something he thought was a brick. It was more than just a brick.

Python Bites 15-Month-Old in N.C. Park A mother visiting a local park lowered her infant son to the ground to get a good luck at some ducks passing by. She was shocked when she realized a 4-foot python had wrapped around the boys leg and was biting him and pulling him out of her arms.

A School Lesson Proves Hard To Swallow For Animal Lovers Not quite the education many of us would approve of in school, yet in Jacksonville, in the U.S, it was a lesson never to forget

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