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  • April 2008

    • Cop Saves Woman in Python's Death Grip

      The Register Guard  |  Apr 19, 08 7:49 PM CDT

      Cop Saves Woman in Python's Death Grip

      (Newser) - A cop and several firemen struggled to rescue an Oregon pet shop owner after she stuck her hand in a python's cage, the Eugene Register-Guard reports. Teresa Rossiter was showing off 12-foot Darla to customers when the snake bit her, wrapped around her, and knocked her down. A policeman came to cut off the $850 python's head, but Rossiter begged him to find another way. More »

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      animal  • pets  • snake  • pythons

  • February 2008

    • Croc Hunter Jr. 'Proud' of First Snakebite

      Associated Press  |  Feb 19, 08 10:40 AM CST

      Croc Hunter Jr. 'Proud' of First Snakebite

      (Newser) - It's going to take more than a snakebite to scare the Crocodile Hunter's son out of his dad's footsteps, the AP reports. Robert Irwin, 4, was "proud to have copped his first hit" after being bitten on the finger by a baby boa constrictor, said his mother, Terri. "He said, 'I hope it wasn't venomous,' so I assured Robert I wouldn't actually let him play with venomous snakes."  More »

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      snake  • Steve Irwin  • Bindi Irwin  • Terri Irwin  • Crocodile Hunter

  • August 2007

    • Hot Mommas: Squirrels Use Heat to Scare off Snakes

      Sacramento Bee  |  Aug 14, 07 4:07 PM CDT

      Hot Mommas: Squirrels Use Heat to Scare off Snakes

      (Newser) - Squirrels aren't squirreling out of their ongoing battle with snakes, but they may be turning tail. California ground squirrels are able to intimidate rattlesnakes, researchers have found, by heating their tails 3 degrees; the rattlers perceive infrared waves, and back off. Even more surprising, the squirrels are savvy enough not to bother with the heat show for gopher snakes, which don't have the thermal sensors. More »

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      robots  • heat  • snake  • infrared  • rattlesnake

  • July 2007

    • Snake Venom Accusation Dogs Horse Trainer

      New York Post  |  Jul 6, 07 3:24 PM CDT

      Snake Venom Accusation Dogs Horse Trainer

      (Newser) - Doping scandals in horse racing usually concern diuretics and other performance-enhancing drugs, but a controversy currently brewing in Kentucky and New York involves a substance with a far longer history: cobra venom. Authorities searched a barn at Keeneland last month and turned up evidence that has sparked an investigation of noted trainer Patrick Biancone, the New York Post reports. More »

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      snake  • snakes

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