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Recent Examples of python
Rihanna shows us how it’s done in a zippered pair with python pumps and vintage Louis Vuitton.
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Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2026
Golden West Lainey Wilson’s Western boot brand Golden West recently dropped its Night Bloom cowboy boot, a short style with embossed python leather on the foot and a pull tab, complementing a rich bourbon brown.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Big Cypress also produced the longest invasive Burmese python ever caught in Florida, a 19-foot snake caught at night by the Glades Boys, Jake Waleri and Stephan Gauta, in 2023.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
While the cold might not bother the Burmese pythons in Florida, the state does take official efforts to curb the invasive species' spread, including hosting an annual python hunt.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2026
Golden West Lainey Wilson’s Western boot brand Golden West recently dropped its Night Bloom cowboy boot, a short style with embossed python leather on the foot and a pull tab, complementing a rich bourbon brown.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Big Cypress also produced the longest invasive Burmese python ever caught in Florida, a 19-foot snake caught at night by the Glades Boys, Jake Waleri and Stephan Gauta, in 2023.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
While the cold might not bother the Burmese pythons in Florida, the state does take official efforts to curb the invasive species' spread, including hosting an annual python hunt.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for python
Noun
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Of course, there's the classic cobra pose (a must in snake yoga).—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Try a baby cobra, which provides a gentler, more focused stretch, instead.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who wandered the Amazon for 22 years at the beginning of the 20th century before vanishing without a trace, wrote that the breath of the anaconda stupefied its prey.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Trail runner Greg Hardesty yielded for a big red diamond rattlesnake on an Orange County path on Wednesday.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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His enthusiasm feels potent enough to charm a rattlesnake.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lee, who has been sober for 30 years, recounts wearing a feather boa and dancing on top of the bar with an inflatable alien hanging from the ceiling.—
Leanne Battelle,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pairing her geometric gown with a larger-than-life feather boa, Carey also accessorized with over 300 carats of Levuma diamonds.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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For example, an adult black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), one of the planet’s deadliest elapids, regularly grows upwards of 10 feet long.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The artist is based out of her studio in East Sooke, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, where Gentry creates all of her moccasin styles by hand.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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Orphaned at five, Lewis was raised by maternal aunts who profoundly inspired her as an artist, teaching her how to work with birch bark and porcupine quills, craft textiles and moccasins, and use a range of materials to tell stories.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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Rather than allowing herself to be captured by the Romans, legend has it that Cleopatra let a poisonous asp bite her in Alexandria, according to the documentary.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Only a few thousand San Francisco garter snakes are estimated to remain in the wild.—
Pepper St. Clair,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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While some species hang out solo, others, such as garter snakes, may gather in a communal area, called a hibernaculum.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Python.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/python. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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