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Recent Examples of python
An escaped prisoner requires guards to risk their lives as well among gators, pythons and bears.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
That same month, a woman in South Carolina reported finding a ball python, similar to the one in New Hampshire, behind her toilet.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 30 July 2025
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission organizes the competition targeting the invasive Burmese pythons, which pose a threat to other animals in the Florida Everglades.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Kirby’s pair, no longer available on the footwear brand’s website, is made from a blue print python dègradè metallic leather and features a slingback strap with an elastic insert that wraps snugly around the ankle to keep the shoe in place.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
That same month, a woman in South Carolina reported finding a ball python, similar to the one in New Hampshire, behind her toilet.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 30 July 2025
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission organizes the competition targeting the invasive Burmese pythons, which pose a threat to other animals in the Florida Everglades.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Kirby’s pair, no longer available on the footwear brand’s website, is made from a blue print python dègradè metallic leather and features a slingback strap with an elastic insert that wraps snugly around the ankle to keep the shoe in place.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for python
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Texas is home to 105 species of snakes, with 15 being venomous. Pit vipers and North American cobras are the two species of venomous snakes found in the Lone Star state.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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However, contrary to popular belief, cobras aren’t the fastest strikers in the snake world.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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It is believed that this snake preyed on large vertebrates, such as crocodiles, and used constriction to overpower its prey, similar to modern-day anacondas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Brewer goes on to explain that Burmese pythons are the third largest snake behind reticulated pythons, which are the longest, and anacondas, which are the heaviest.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2025
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The taxidermy mounts in the visitor center — which include a bear, a mountain lion, a red fox, a porcupine, a great horned owl and a rattlesnake — all are wearing party hats.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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Some of the most venomous snakes found in Texas are copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2025
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Lisa Vanderpump wore a cape made of feather boas and a giant hat while driving through the 2019 Pride event in the back of a convertible.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Her strapless gown also touted a plunging neckline with subtle boning, teamed with a massive feather boa for added drama.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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While many snakes are excellent at striking quickly, the black mamba holds the record for sustained land speed.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Black mambas are often seen cruising the savanna with their head and neck held high, using their keen eyesight to scan for danger or track prey – typically small mammals such as hyraxes, bush babies, and rodents.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Investment piece: Jonathan Anderson’s unconstructed moccasin sneaker hybrids at Dior.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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Joss placed a pair of moccasins between the couple, symbolizing their journey.—
Ethan Bauer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Aug. 2025
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Among the caterpillars Walker has studied are puss, or asp, caterpillars, whose stings can be excruciating.—
Ivan Amato,
Scientific American,
30 Jan. 2025
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But this area of research could mean that one day, the asp caterpillar’s venom could bring not only pain but relief.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
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The garter snakes were all safely released on the same property away from where the crews were digging.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Sierra garter snake told us this is not the case.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Python.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/python. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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