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Boa Constrictor

Officials Back Down Against Man With Dozens Of Snakes

AP | Posted 05.06.2013 | Weird News
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SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah snake collector who says his rare boa constrictors are getting a bad rap has won at least a temporary reprieve from an order ...

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Exploring Brazil's Wild Rio Negro

Peter Mandel | Posted 04.23.2013 | Travel
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Peter Mandel

The Rio Negro, I am told, is a river like any other.

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'Call Of The Wildman': Catching Boa Constrictor With Bare Hands

Posted 06.18.2012 | TV
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Ernie "Turtleman" Brown, Jr. is very good at what he does, even if he uses unorthodox methods to accomplish his goals. He runs his own business, takin...

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Titanoboa, Biggest Snake That Ever Lived, Was HOW Big?

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 03.21.2012 | Science
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What's the world's biggest snake? Experts say it's the reticulated python, specimens of which can exceed 20 feet in length. But these big guys are pip...

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WATCH: Boa Constrictor Crawls Inside Morning Show Host's Shirt

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 02.23.2012 | Chicago
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A massive boa constrictor took a liking to a Chicago morning show host Thursday -- and crawled inside her shirt while the show was taping. During ...

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Boa Constrictors' Big Squeeze: How Do They Know When To Stop?

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 02.04.2013 | Science
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Boas and other constrictors kill by literally squeezing the life out of their prey--no secret there. But how do they know when to stop squeezing? ...

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UPDATE: Some Snakes Survived Littleton Reptile Fire

Posted 11.26.2011 | Denver
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An exotic reptile business in Littleton has lost about 3,000 snakes in a fire reported around 5:30 a.m. this morning. The store, known as Pro Exotics,...

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Pennsylvania's Cemetery Snake Now Up For Adoption

Posted 10.19.2011 | Weird News
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HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A six-foot boa constrictor that crashed a funeral a few months ago has been nursed back to health and is ready to be adopted. ...

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Surprised Driver Accidentally Runs Over Missing Boa Constrictor

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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MAROA, Ill. — An out-of-its-element boa constrictor missing in central Illinois' corn and soybean country since late last month has been found. ...

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Snake Gives Virgin Birth to Bizarre Offspring

David Mizejewski | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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David Mizejewski

You might be surprised to learn that virgin births occur in nature, not just in religious tradition and mythology. Some insects and other invertebra...

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What to Do With a Cantankerous Caiman and Other Exotics That No Longer "Fit" In

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Mary Ann West

Connecticut's Exotic Animal Amnesty Day received a total of 135 exotic and potentially dangerous pets within the course of only a few hours.

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