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What will the python look like next?
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Although, whoever takes down a 15-foot-11-inch python probably wouldn’t count as an amateur to most people.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 May 2026
The competition has been held every year since 2013 to help raise awareness of the invasive Burmese python, which has contributed to the decline of small mammals like opossums, bobcats and foxes.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Five years ago, a shopper confronted a 3-meter-long (10-foot-long) nonvenomous diamond python on a shelf of a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Although, whoever takes down a 15-foot-11-inch python probably wouldn’t count as an amateur to most people.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 May 2026
The competition has been held every year since 2013 to help raise awareness of the invasive Burmese python, which has contributed to the decline of small mammals like opossums, bobcats and foxes.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Five years ago, a shopper confronted a 3-meter-long (10-foot-long) nonvenomous diamond python on a shelf of a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for python
Noun
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But this is impossible once cobra venom enters the system.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Straight at me, the cobra struck.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What the Taiwan call an anaconda strategy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the penultimate episode, Jacob Elordi’s Nate Jacobs was killed off after being buried alive and then bitten by a rattlesnake.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Pugh added some subtle coverage with a pair of nude underwear and accessorized with a fluffy gold feather boa.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
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For the most part, most of them wore gowns that could fit through the revolving door at the Hotel Du Cap onto the grand descending stairway, read few came close to rivaling Skye Hankey’s boa yellow dress last year which provided an elegant challenge for exits and entrances.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The Oilers’ penalty kill had its issues –– virtually any team with weak goaltending does –– but their power play remained as lethal as a black mamba.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Nike executive Gentry Humphrey, who’s currently the vice president of Jordan footwear, likened the look to that of a snake — specifically the highly venomous black mamba.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The history of the Osage people is told through the artwork of modern artists, including R.A. Red Corn, braided in TL Salisbury's handcrafted traditional necklaces and moccasins, and stitched together in Dante Biss-Grayson's fashion designs.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
22 Apr. 2026
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But the most recognizable style of loafer originated in Aurland, Norway, in 1930, when one Nils Gregoriussen Tveranger decided to combine the techniques of traditional Native American moccasin construction with the design of a simple shoe worn by local fisherman.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
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The following year Antony died by suicide, and Cleopatra took her own life soon after, reportedly dying from an asp’s poison.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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Then, as legend holds, the queen let a poisonous asp bite her, choosing death with Antony over life under Octavian’s rule.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Snakes, such as garter snakes and thread snakes, eat snails, ant larvae, and other invertebrates, while gopher snakes, rat snakes, and other larger snakes are excellent mousers and will even take packrats, Amarello says.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 May 2026
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Connecticut is home to 14 native snake species including the common garter snake, DeKay’s brownsnake, northern watersnake, and eastern milk snake.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Python.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/python. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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