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Indonesian woman swallowed by giant python By AFP Makassar - An Indonesian woman has been found in the belly of a giant python after the swollen snake was captured near where she vanished while tending her vegetable garden, police said Saturday.

Study finds school children would rather learn coding than French By James Walker A study of UK school children and parents has found most kids would rather be taught how to program than how to speak French. It follows the introduction of a compulsory computing curriculum by the government.

Mystery of 16ft python found dead in British canal By James Walker A 16ft-long reticulated python has been found floating in a canal in Lancashire, England, leading to a police appeal for information on how the dangerous animal came to be in the water.

7-foot Python found under hood of stalled pickup truck By Mike White 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) By Anne Sewell 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 By Layne Weiss 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 By Marcus Hondro 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 By JohnThomas Didymus 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 By Mark Harradine 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 By JohnThomas Didymus 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 By Greta McClain 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 By JohnThomas Didymus 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 By JohnThomas Didymus 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 By Leigh Goessl 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 By Leigh Goessl 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 By JohnThomas Didymus 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 By Kim I. Hartman 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 By JohnThomas Didymus 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 By Anish Girdhar 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 By Lynn Curwin 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 By Lynn Curwin 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 By Lynn Curwin 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 By Kim I. Hartman 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 By Bob Ewing 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 By Kay Mathews 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 By Kay Mathews 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 By Cynthia Trowbridge 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 By KJ Mullins 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 By Bob Ewing 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 By Michelle Duffy 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

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