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Coil in Fear
Giant pythons could spread in southern U.S., say feds |
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21 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:52 PM on 21 Feb 2008 You may think you're prepared for climate change -- solar-powered fan, flood insurance, nostalgic polar-bear picture, check, check, check -- but are you prepared for 20-foot, 250-pound snakes? Giant Burmese pythons could find some one-third of the United States to be habitable climate by 2100, according to a new map published by the U.S. Geological Survey. The pythons, which were originally dumpe ... |
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