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Snake wraps self around man's neck LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 17: A macklot's python is seen in a glass box filled with 50 deadly snakes outside O'Sheas Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Pennsylvania police officer shot and killed a 15-foot snake Wednesday that had wrapped itself around a man’s throat and was strangling him. (by Ethan Miller/Getty Images/Getty Images)A Pennsylvania police officer shot and killed a 15-foot snake Wednesday that had wrapped itself around a man’s throat and was strangling him. The “very large, very thick” snake had wrapped its midsection around his neck — and its eyes were on the officers, Nickischer told The Washington Post. Nickischer explained that one of the officers fired a single shot that hit the snake in the head.

A Pennsylvania man was nearly strangled to death by a giant snake, police said.

Animal Care and Control said a “stray hold” would be put on the 5- to 6-foot-long snake.

It was a close call for a 7-year-old Clay County boy who was bitten by a venomous snake.

Film - The Bad Guys This image released by DreamWorks Animation shows animated characters, foreground from left, Shark, voiced by Craig Robinson, Wolf, voiced by Sam Rockwell, Piranha, voiced by Anthony Ramos and Snake, voiced by Marc Maron in "The Bad Guys." “The Bad Guys," distributed by Universal Pictures, made $16.1 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, holding well with only a 33% drop from last weekend. April moviegoing was largely dominated by Paramount Pictures' “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” — which stayed in second place with $11.4 million, bringing its cumulative total to $160.9 million — and “The Bad Guys," with $44.4 million in two weeks. The latest Neeson thriller, "Memory," however, was mostly forgotten by moviegoers. "The Bad Guys," $16.1 million.

The DreamWorks animated heist movie “The Bad Guys” was the top film in U.S. and Canada theaters for the second straight weekend, while the latest Liam Neeson thriller suggested the actor’s particular set of skills may be wearing thin with audiences.

We know Florida is strange and so was this call to police for help.

Western diamondback rattlesnakes can grow to 5 feet.

The state of steelhead in the Columbia and Snake River watersheds is dire. A Pacific Northwest steelhead angler grapples with how best to honor the people, places, and resources that she loves.

Garden hoses usually don’t slither.

A selective python breeder accidentally bred this super unique ball python. It looks like it has the smiling emoji on its back, three of them. Justin Kobylka has been breeding snakes for almost two decades. Man breeds smiling emoji snake (Credit: Justin Kobylka) (Justin Kobylka)Kobylka says one in every 20 animals can have a smiley face on it, but he’s never seen one with three. He calls it an emoji ball python.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida woman says she's still shaken after discovering a python in her washing machine. She says she only realized it was a snake when she reached her hand inside. Emily Visnic was going to load her washer when she saw something that looks likes snakeskin. “I was really, really freaked out,” Visnic said. That leads animal control to believe it was traveling through the building’s vents.

An Australian man had the fright of his life fighting off a deadly snake while speeding down the highway. Police say the man, identified only as Jimmy, noticed an Eastern Brown Snake in his truck. The man killed the snake and police pulled him over as he was speeding to the hospital. The police called for help and paramedics said the man hadn't been bitten. Jimmy says he’s never been so happy to see red and blue lights.

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Published: May 5, 2020, 6:13 amORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A boy was bitten by a venomous snake Monday in Orange County, rescue officials said. The snake bite was reported near Chelwyn Court in Hunters Creek. Orange County Fire Rescue said the boy, estimated to be about 14 years old, was taken to Nemours Children’s Hospital in Lake Nona. No other details, including the boy’s condition, have been released.

Ron DeSantis has announced the dates for the 2020 Python Challenge Python Bowl in Florida. The competition at Everglades National Park allows people to hunt the invasive species. The 2020 Python Challenge Python Bowl will run from Jan. 10 through Jan 19. The competition will award prizes to the teams that catch the longest Burmese python, the heaviest snake and the largest number of pythons pulled during the 10-day period. Competitors are required to take an online course and in-person training session before the challenge begins.

'Snake people' enjoy their pets and claim snakes can even be trainable. Yes, that is correct, people out there keep snakes as pets. Snakes can actually make great pets if socialized properly. There have been several owners of snakes that have trained their snakes to use the bathroom outside in the yard instead of in their enclosures. Like cats, snakes have a tendency to get into all sorts of trouble, like knocking things off their cages or climbing up on things they shouldnt.