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Exotic snakes killed after fire in Colorado business
September 26, 2011 6:45 PM
DENVER (AP) - A fire at an exotic reptile breeding business co-owned by former NFL linebacker Chad Brown has left hundreds of snakes dead. Douglas County sheriff's officials say a deputy checking on a burglary alarm at Pro Exotics Reptiles in Littleton around 5:30 a.m. Monday spotted smoke and... more » -
YIKES! Snake in a helmet: player startled by serpent
August 25, 2011 5:58 PM
GRAVETTE, Ark. (AP) - A high school running back in Arkansas wants to slither through defenses, not have a snake slither inside his helmet. Gravette High School senior Darrick Strzelecki felt something odd in his helmet during practice Tuesday, but said he thought it was sweat beading up or... more » -
Woman still suffering a year after rattle snake bite
August 13, 2010 6:38 PM
A woman in Pueblo West is facing mounting medical bills and a terrifying health situation nearly a year after being bitten by a rattle snake. Rebecca Armstrong's pain and wounds are still so severe doctors may have to amputate her arm. "I never saw, I never heard anything, I felt... more » -
Snake owner makes deadly mistake
June 11, 2010 10:08 AM
A Papillion, Nebraska man died Wednesday night after being strangled by his own snake. Corey Byrne, 34, was holding his pet when the snake when it slither around his neck and put a death squeeze on him. Corey's girlfriend was there in the apartment with Byrne and called... more » -
Nebraska man crushed by his own snake
June 10, 2010 4:25 PM
A Papillion, Nebraska man died Wednesday night after being strangled by his own snake. The boa was 34-year old Corey Byrne's pet. Byrne had no pulse when rescue crews arrived at his downtown apartment. He died at Midlands Hospital. Investigators say the man's girlfriend, who was there in... more » -
Village hunts for 7-meter killer python
March 29, 2010 9:53 AM
Indonesian villagers are hunting a giant python that killed a 13-year-old boy a week ago on Sumatra island. Police say the 23-foot-long python was believed to be hiding in waterway tunnels built by a textile company for its industrial waste. Villagers blocked road access to the tunnels Sunday to protect... more » -
16-foot Burmese python turned in at a pet amnesty day
October 6, 2009 11:52 AM
Speedbump, a 16-foot Burmese python, went from pet to an Orlando sanctuary exhibit over the weekend. Until now, the 200-pound snake has been the beloved pet of Tim Smith of Sorrento in Lake County, Florida. But on Saturday, Smith showed up at pet amnesty day at Orlando's Gatorland and... more » -
Authorities seize Delila, an 18-foot long Burmese Python snake
September 12, 2009 11:52 AM
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials were at a home in Apopka to remove "a very large Burmese python" on Friday afternoon. Officials said it was the biggest snakes they had seen in 15 years -- measuring 18 feet and weighing more than 400 pounds. It is 30 inches... more »
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