python

noun

py·thon | \ˈpī-ˌthän,

-thən\

Definition of python

: any of various large constricting snakes especially : any of the large oviparous snakes (subfamily Pythoninae of the family Boidae) of Africa, Asia, Australia, and adjacent islands that include some of the largest existing snakes

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Scott Fitzwater and his 12-year-old son Landon were there with small African spurred tortoises and small ball pythons. — Marco Santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, "7-foot boa, bearded dragon in unicorn hat show Repticon's extremes," 7 July 2018 The package was addressed to Popov’s home address, and contained 31 python skin handbags and 160 python skin bracelets. — Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle, "Houston businesswoman admits she illegally imported nearly 2,000 snakeskin products," 1 June 2018 Nevertheless, just such a horror took place on an adjacent island last year, when a man's body was extracted from a 23-foot-long python, shown in a gruesome YouTube video. — Avi Selk, Anchorage Daily News, "A woman went to check her corn - and was swallowed by a python," 17 June 2018 The Everglades is home to alligators, panthers, black bears, crocodiles and pythons. — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Animal Planet's 'Extinct or Alive' heads to the Everglades in search of black panther," 27 June 2018 Ball pythons are much smaller and rarely are more than 4 feet long, FWC reported. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "TSA finds Python hidden in hard drive at Miami airport," 10 July 2018 Body of Indonesian woman found in python: A woman's body was discovered inside a 23-foot-long python in central Indonesia. — Rachelle Krygier, Washington Post, "World Digest: June 16, 2018," 16 June 2018 Officials said a passenger traveling to Barbados from Miami International Airport tried to get a python onto a flight, but it wasn’t brought on the plane in plain view, it was being smuggled wrapped in nylon, inside a hard drive, WSVN reported. — Natalie Dreier, ajc, "Python found inside checked bag, hard drive at Miami airport," 10 July 2018 Kimmel has been contracted by the South Florida Water Management District for about a year, tasked with hunting and removing pythons. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "Florida man wrangles alligator from 10-foot python's deadly grip in Everglades," 18 June 2018

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