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Florida lawmakers to tackle texting while driving, pythons
The budget may loom large this spring, but that doesn't mean lawmakers aren't also proposing other laws and initiatives. ...more
March 1, 2010
Fish and Wildlife sets python hunting season
State wildlife officials have created a special python hunting season to try to stop the spread of the nonnative snakes throughout the Everglades. ...more
February 22, 2010
Winter Olympics ratings end 'Idol' streak
NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics racked up huge ratings Wednesday night, beating Fox's "American Idol" by more than 60 percent. ...more
February 19, 2010
Dead albino python found in Pasco
Sure, Kristal Stone had seen snakes before, but nothing like this. The New Port Richey resident and co-workers were startled to find a 12-foot albino Burmese python in a wooded area near a parking lot of an office building where she works in Wesley Chapel. ...more
February 3, 2010
Now that's one really big snake
Kristal Stone had seen snakes before, but nothing like this. The New Port Richey resident and co-workers were startled to find a 12-foot albino Burmese python in a wooded area near a parking lot of an office building where she works in Wesley Chapel. ...more
February 3, 2010
Interior secretary proposes ban on importing large snakes
Federal officials want to keep Burmese pythons and eight other kinds of large snakes out of the country, saying they threaten the environment. ...more
January 20, 2010
12-foot anaconda found in Kissimmee by deputies
Osceola County deputies found a 12-foot-long anaconda while training today at the East Lake Fish Camp in Kissimmee, and a hunt farther south located five pythons. ...more
January 14, 2010
Exotic reptile owners get reprieve
Owners of pythons, boas and other exotic reptiles who don't have permits can now hand their pets over with no questions asked, and without fear of prosecution, under an amnesty program approved by the state Thursday. ...more
December 11, 2009
A slithering surprise
A 12-foot-long Burmese python was captured over the weekend in Port Tampa by police and firefighters, who gingerly guided the reptile into a city-issued garbage can as spectators watched. ...more
December 8, 2009
12-foot-long python captured by authorities in Port Tampa
A 12-foot-long Burmese python was captured over the weekend in South Tampa by police and firefighters who gingerly guided the reptile into a city-issued garbage can as spectators watched. ...more
December 7, 2009
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