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  2. Burmese python - Wikipedia

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    The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is one of the largest species of snakes. It is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List . [ 1 ] Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of the Indian python , but is now recognized as a distinct species . [ 3 ]

  3. Pythonidae - Wikipedia

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    Poaching of pythons is a lucrative business with the global python skin trade being an estimated US$1 billion as of 2012. [18] Pythons are poached for their meat, mostly consumed locally as bushmeat and their skin, which is sent to Europe and North America for manufacture of accessories like bags, belts and shoes. [19]

  4. List of pythonid species and subspecies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of all extant genera, species, and subspecies of the snakes of the family Pythonidae, otherwise referred to as pythonids or true pythons.It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, [1] which is based on the continuing work of Roy McDiarmid [2] and has been updated with additional recently described species.

  5. Python (genus) - Wikipedia

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    With a high demand of snake skin in the current fashion industry, countries in Africa and Southern Asia partake in the legal and illegal selling of python skin. Providing an extremely low pay for the hunters with an extremely high selling product for the consumers, there is an enormous gap between the beginning and end of the snake skin trade. [29]

  6. Florida pays python hunters to clear the Everglades. Ten ...

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    It sponsored a week-long hunt for the pythons, drawing in would-be reptile slayers from around the world hoping for a chance at the cash prize. The original python challenge a decade ago netted a ...

  7. List of ecoregions in Europe - Wikipedia

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    The continent of Europe comprises a large part of the Palearctic ecozone, with many unique biomes and ecoregions. Biogeographically, Europe is tied closely to Siberia, commonly known as the Euro-Siberian region. The European Environmental Agency (EEA) divides Europe into a total of eleven terrestrial biogeographical regions and seven regional ...

  8. Meet Florida's Python Bounty Hunters - AOL

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    Burmese pythons were likely established in southern Florida through accidental and intentional releases by pet owners who became overwhelmed with taking care of their 8- to 12-foot-long reptiles.

  9. Burmese python swallows 77-pound deer, proving they can eat ...

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    In South Florida, a measurement on the longest Burmese python, at 19 feet, along with two other large snakes, at 15 and 17 feet, proved that the snakes have a bigger gape than previous ...