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Python once mistaken for dead shows remarkable recovery after devastating head injuries

There were concerns the snake would not survive the trip by road.
News24

SSSSEE | 45kg python rescued – and biting again – after brutal attack on farm

Desirée, the 45kg, 4.3-metre-long, southern African python, had to be airlifted to the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary ...

Giant python found dead after swallowing a porcupine in South Africa

Predators are often judged by the size of the animals they can overpower. Yet in the wild, a successful hunt does not always ...
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Snake handler endures python bites while teaching about snakes

Watch snake handler Louis Daniel Pienaar brave a Southern African Python attack while explaining their mating habits, ...
Mongabay

The value of South Africa’s wildlife shouldn’t be in the hands of wealthy foreign hunters (commentary)

South Africa’s conservation debate is too often anchored within the blunt slogan, “If it pays, it stays.” At face value, this appears pragmatic, even responsible. But there’s a troubling premise ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Growing Deception: Farms Mask Illicit Traffic in Wild Pythons

According to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation, breeding farms in Indonesia are being used to launder thousands of illegally caught snakes each year. Authors Jessica Lyons ...