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Recent Examples of python Riders swung into stirrups with boots fashioned from exotic skins — alligator, ostrich, python and even an Amazon River fish. —
Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026 Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the bone and identified it as belonging to a python based on its structural features. —Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026 The giant python may not have evolved on the island in isolation. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026 No python species exist on Taiwan today. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for python
Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026 Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the bone and identified it as belonging to a python based on its structural features. —Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026 The giant python may not have evolved on the island in isolation. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026 No python species exist on Taiwan today. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for python
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Straight at me, the cobra struck.— John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Among the more notable stunts this time are Knoxville riding a giant rocket, Bam Margera trapped in a trailer with a cobra and a finale musical number.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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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
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In California, there are almost 50 native snake species, including seven species of rattlesnake, according to the State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Last month, a Ventura County woman died from a rattlesnake bite on a Southern California hiking trail during an unusually active period of snake attacks and unseasonably warm weather.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Rae’s setup was meticulous, maximalist, and totally unified—the boa made of hundred-dollar bills, the backup dancers who looked vaguely like mimes, the scaffolding that suggested Moulin Rouge!— Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
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The post was of the singer-songwriter sipping champagne while wearing a feather-boa dress.— Bryan West, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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The Oilers’ penalty kill had its issues –– virtually any team with weak goaltending does –– but their power play remained as lethal as a black mamba.— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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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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The event will also include Native American artisan vendors selling things like jewelry, flutes, moccasins, beading accessories, leatherworks, pottery, dream catchers and food trucks.— Richard Guzman, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Birkenstock, Uggs, and moccasins are just a few of the quintessential designs that rank for best slippers.— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
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The following year Antony died by suicide, and Cleopatra took her own life soon after, reportedly dying from an asp’s poison.— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
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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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Connecticut is home to 14 native snake species including the common garter snake, DeKay’s brownsnake, northern watersnake, and eastern milk snake.— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
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The movements no longer those of a minnow but rather of a garter snake in grass, with that edge of hiddenness and surprise.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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